Epitome
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English
Noun
Epitome (plural Epitomes or epitomai)- (of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.
- (of a class of items) A representative example.
- (of a class of items) The height; the best.
- (of a written document) A brief summary.
Notes
The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some.
Synonyms for Epitome
- (an embodiment of): in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis
- (the best): greatest
- (a summary): abstract, synopsis
- brief, abridgment, compendium, summary, digest, precis, syllabus, synthesis, essence, abbreviation, contraction, condensation, curtailment, outline.
Antonyms for Epitome
antithesis, enlargement, extension, expansion, development, distention, dilation, increase, addition, augmentation, increment.
Derived terms
Related terms
Thesaurus
abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgement, abridgment, abstract, antetype, antitype, apocope, archetype, biotype, breviary, brief, capsule, classic example, compend, compendium, compression, condensation, condensed version, conspectus, contraction, criterion, curtailment, digest, draft, elision, ellipsis, embodiment, essence, exemplar, foreshortening, fugleman, fugler, genotype, head, imitatee, last word, lead, mirror, model, original, outline, overview, pandect, paradigm, pattern, personification, precedent, precis, prototype, quintessence, recap, recapitulation, reduction, representative, resume, retrenchment, review, rubric, rule, shortened version, shortening, skeleton, sketch, standard, sum, summary, summation, summing-up, survey, syllabus, syncope, synopsis, telescoping, thumbnail sketch, topical outline, truncation, type, type species, type specimen, typical example, ultimate, urtext
Etymology
From Middle French < Latin epitome, epitoma < Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomē, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”) < ἐπιτέμνω (epitemnō, “I cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”) < ἐπί (epi-) + τέμνω (temnō, “to cut”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA: /ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/, SAMPA: /I"[email protected]/
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External links
- Epitome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Epitome in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian
Noun
epitome f. (plural epitomi)
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomē), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitemnō), from ἐπί (epi-) + τέμνω (temnō, “to cut”).
Pronunciation
Noun
epitomē (genitive epitomēs); f, first declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | epitomē | epitomae |
| genitive | epitomēs | epitomārum |
| dative | epitomae | epitomīs |
| accusative | epitomēn | epitomās |
| ablative | epitomē | epitomīs |
| vocative | epitomē | epitomae |
Descendants
- English: epitome
