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[ ih-pit-uh-mee ] / ɪˈpɪt ə mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR epitome ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. a condensed account, especially of a literary work; abstract. Origin of epitome1520–30; <Latin epitomē abridgment <Greek epitomḗ abridgment, surface incision. See epi-, -tome SYNONYMS FOR epitome1 embodiment, exemplification, model, typification, quintessence. SEE SYNONYMS FOR epitome ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM epitomeep·i·tom·i·cal [ep-i-tom-i-kuhl], /ˌɛp ɪˈtɒm ɪ kəl/, ep·i·tom·ic, adjectiveWords nearby epitomeepitheliomatous, epitheliomuscular, epithelium, epithelization, epithet, epitome, epitomist, epitomize, epitope, epitrachelion, epitrichium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epitomeThe house meal, then, is the epitome of comfort food —not in the broad sense, but when and how it actually matters. Celebrate the House Meal, the Go-To Dish for When There’s No One to Satisfy but Yourself|Jaya Saxena|September 30, 2020|Eater It was the epitome of Kim Kardashian, and a fitting summation of the Year of Butt. Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014|Kevin Fallon|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST He really is the epitome of the cliché “women want him and men want to be him.” Neve Campbell on ‘Mad Men,’ ‘90s Nostalgia, and Why the ‘Scream’ Movie Franchise is Over|Marlow Stern|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST All in all, Bates strikes me as a good upstanding Englishman—the epitome of stiff-upper-lip resolve and restraint. Just Kill Mr. Bates Already! How to Save ‘Downton Abbey’|Andrew Romano|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tanny came to be known as the epitome of a Balanchine dancer, with her long legs and graceful, fluid lines. The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse|Nancy Buirski|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are the epitome of old-school rationality and refinement—or at least they were until now. The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork|Chloë Ashby|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST These big hotels are an epitome of expansive, gorgeous American life. Their Pilgrimage|Charles Dudley Warner Her eyes sparkled, her cheeks glowed—she seemed the epitome of innocent, happy girlhood. Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers The drama also had much fascination for him, and he wrote several poems, and made an epitome of Dugdale's Monasticon. English Heraldic Book-stamps|Cyril Davenport The face of the baby looked like an epitome of weary, even vicious, heredity. The Debtor|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman They gave us, as it were, an epitome of the progress which the arts had long been making in Greece. The Life, Studies, And Works Of Benjamin West, Esq.|John Galt
British Dictionary definitions for epitome
nouna typical example of a characteristic or class; embodiment; personificationhe is the epitome of sloth a summary of a written work; abstract Derived forms of epitomeepitomical (ˌɛpɪˈtɒmɪkəl) or epitomic, adjectiveWord Origin for epitomeC16: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to abridge, from epi- + temnein to cut Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to epitomeexemplar, essence, embodiment, personification, apotheosis, type, illustration, quintessence, ultimate, representation, archetype, exemplification, typification, compendium, condensation, recapitulation, abstract, brief, summary, syllabus |