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   epitome

   /ɪˈpɪtəmi/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type: "she looked the epitome of elegance and good taste" Similar personificationembodimentincarnationparagonessencequintessencearchetypeparadigmtypificationtypeexemplardefinitive exampleprototyperepresentationmodelsoulexamplebywordclassic example/caseacmeultimatezenithheightrare:avatar
   • 2. a summary of a written work; an abstract. Similar summaryabstractsynopsisprecisrésuméoutlinedigestrecapitulationsummationcompendiumpotted versionabridgementabbreviationcondensationwrap-uparchaic:argumentsummarare:conspectusOpposite complete versionfull text
   • ▪ a thing representing something else in miniature. archaic

   Word Origin early 16th century: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein ‘abridge’, from epi ‘in addition’ + temnein ‘to cut’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. epitomic adjective
   • 2. epitomist noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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