epitome

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /əˈpɪt.ə.mi/, /ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/

Noun

epitome (plural epitomes)

1. The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.

   Synonyms: exemplar, model, type

2. A representative example.
3. The height; the best.

   Synonyms: acme

4. A brief summary of a text.

   Synonyms: synopsis

Synonyms

• (an embodiment of) synopsis, exemplar
• (the best) greatest, quintessential,
• (a summary) abstract, synopsis

Antonyms

• antithesis

Related terms

• epitomator
• epitomist
• epitomizer

Translations

• French: résumé, épitomé
• German: Verkörperlichung
• Italian: epitome
• Portuguese: epítome
• Russian: воплоще́ние
• Spanish: epítome

Translations

• French: personnification, incarnation
• Italian: personificazione, incarnazione
• Russian: образец

Translations

• Italian: apice
• Russian: эталон

Translations

• French: résumé, abrégé
• German: Abriss
• Italian: compendio, sommario, sunto, sinossi, epitome
• Portuguese: epítome
• Russian: конспе́кт
• Spanish: epítome, resumen, sinopsis

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