epitome
noun
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class.
epitomes
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pluralof epitome.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These are not the complex epitomes that show the extent of a wine’s potential.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2020
To present its hippest neighborhoods as epitomes of a cosmopolitanism that hasn’t turned its back on tradition.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2017
“Symphony in C” has long been one of the epitomes of high-orthodox ballet classicism.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2013
Sometimes the very men who became epitomes of chivalric virtue turned away from its presumptions in disgust.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2011
The book to which we are most indebted in the preparation of the following epitomes is "The Chinese Classics," edited by Dr. J. Legge.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
