epitome

[ ih-pit-uh-mee ]

/ ɪˈpɪt ə mi /

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noun

a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness.

a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract.

Words nearby epitome

epitheliomatous, epitheliomuscular, epithelium, epithelization, epithet, epitome, epitomist, epitomize, epitope, epitrachelion, epitrichium

Origin of epitome

1520–30; < Latin epitomē abridgment < Greek epitomḗ abridgment, surface incision. See epi-, -tome

SYNONYMS FOR epitome

1 embodiment, exemplification, model, typification, quintessence.

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ep·i·tom·i·cal

[ep-i-tom-i-kuhl] /ˌɛp ɪˈtɒm ɪ kəl/, ep·i·tom·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for epitome

It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He really is the epitome of the cliché “women want him and men want to be him.”
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All in all, Bates strikes me as a good upstanding Englishman—the epitome of stiff-upper-lip resolve and restraint.
Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’|Andrew Romano|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tanny came to be known as the epitome of a Balanchine dancer, with her long legs and graceful, fluid lines.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse|Nancy Buirski|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They are the epitome of old-school rationality and refinement—or at least they were until now.
The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork|Chloë Ashby|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These big hotels are an epitome of expansive, gorgeous American life.
Their Pilgrimage|Charles Dudley Warner
Her eyes sparkled, her cheeks glowed—she seemed the epitome of innocent, happy girlhood.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers
The drama also had much fascination for him, and he wrote several poems, and made an epitome of Dugdale's Monasticon.
English Heraldic Book-stamps|Cyril Davenport
The face of the baby looked like an epitome of weary, even vicious, heredity.
The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
They gave us, as it were, an epitome of the progress which the arts had long been making in Greece.
The Life, Studies, And Works Of Benjamin West, Esq.|John Galt

British Dictionary definitions for epitome

epitome

/ (ɪˈpɪtəmɪ) /

noun

a typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personificationhe is the epitome of sloth

a summary of a written work; abstract

Derived forms of epitome

epitomical (ˌɛpɪˈtɒmɪkəl) or epitomic, adjective

Word Origin for epitome

C16: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to abridge, from epi- + temnein to cut

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