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EPITOME
prototype, paradigm, epitome, image
(noun) a standard or typical example; âhe is the prototype of good breedingâ; âhe provided America with an image of the good fatherâ
epitome
(noun) a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
epitome (plural epitomes or epitomai)
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
Synonyms: exemplar, model, type
A representative example.
The height; the best.
Synonym: acme
A brief summary of a text.
Synonym: synopsis
Usage notes
The sense âthe height, the bestâ is considered incorrect by some; instead, 'pinnacle' may be preferred.
Synonyms
• (an embodiment of): synopsis, exemplar
• (the best): greatest, quintessential,
poster child
• (a summary): abstract, synopsis
Antonyms
• antithesis
Source: Wiktionary
E*pit"o*me, n.; pl. Epitomes. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Ă©pitome. See Tome.]
1. A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement. [An] epitome of the contents of a very large book. Sydney Smith.
2. A compact or condensed representation of anything. An epitome of English fashionable life. Carlyle. A man so various that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome. Dryden.
Syn.
– Abridgement; compendium; compend; abstract; synopsis; abbreviature. See Abridgment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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