a typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personification a summary of a written work; abstract
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e•pit•o•me /ɪˈpɪtəmi/USA pronunciation
n. [countable* the + ~ + of]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a person or thing that is typical of a whole class of things: She is the epitome of kindness.
e•pit•o•me
(i pit′ə mē),USA pronunciation n.
ep•i•tom•i•cal
(ep′i tom′i kəl),USA pronunciation ep′i•tom′ic, adj.
- 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.
- Literaturea condensed account, esp. of a literary work; abstract.
- Greek epitomé̄ abridgment, surface incision. See epi-, -tome
- Latin epitomē abridgment
- 1520–30
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged embodiment, exemplification, model, typification, quintessence.
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