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 note of all these compositions is that they are professedly epitomes of learning, already possessed in more authentic sources by scholars.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by John Addington Symonds
