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
“Symphony in C” has long been one of the epitomes of high-orthodox ballet classicism.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2013
I read Paradise Lost, or Richard III, it is clear that Milton and Shakespeare took real pleasure and satisfaction from creating these epitomes of evil.
From The Guardian ● May 15, 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 earlier part of his history is drawn mainly from the Jesuit epitomes of the Chinese annalists.
From Select List of Books ... Relating to the Far East by Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin
