Epitome

Word EPITOME
Character 7
Hyphenation e pit o me
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Epitome"

What do we mean by epitome?

A representative or perfect example of a class or type. noun

A brief summary, as of a book or article; an abstract. noun

An abridgment; a brief summary or abstract of a subject, or of a more extended exposition of it; a compendium containing the substance or principal matters of a book or other writing. noun

Hence Anything which represents another or others in a condensed or comprehensive form. noun

Synonyms Compendium, Compend, etc. See abridgment. noun

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. noun

A compact or condensed representation of anything; something possessing conspicuously or to a high degree the qualities of a class. noun

The embodiment or encapsulation of. noun

A representative example. noun

The height; the best. noun

A brief summary. noun

A standard or typical example noun

A brief abstract (as of an article or book) noun

The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.

A representative example.

The height; the best.

A brief summary of a text.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Epitome

The word "epitome" in example sentences

THE Bible contains the history of the human race in epitome; is the mirror in which every age and every generation may see reflected its own features and complexion. ❋ Unknown (1865)

But when preparing my Mss. for print I found the text incomplete, many of the stories being given in epitome and not a few ruthlessly mutilated with head or feet wanting. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Vocabulary What is the epitome of the word epitome? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not even Loren Pierce's railing commentary on the pastor's introduction of an outlandish word like "epitome" -- clearly forbidden by the Discipline's injunction to plain language understood of the people -- availed to sap the satisfaction of the majority. ❋ Harold Frederic (1877)

And that night and the next and the next, I wrote "Gentleman Adventurers," which the critics called the epitome of all that is balladesque. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If boutique isn't your preference, you may like the second hotel, Le Royal Monceau. 149 rooms and designed by Phillippe Stark, this hotel is what I'd call the epitome of Parisian luxury. ❋ Amy Chan (2011)

This method is popular in diners across the nation, but the epitome is the Shake Shack with three locations in NYC and a cult following that forms long lines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The epitome was the Insull group, headquartered in Chicago but with tentacles extending into thirty states—an unsettling octopus of capital and influence. ❋ Michael Hiltzik (2010)

Epicycles worked on paper, sort of, but they did a much better job at keeping astronomers respectable and their models intact than at describing the actual movements of heavenly bodies; they have come to be known as the epitome of bad science. ❋ Gary Greenberg (2010)

For me the epitome is the Establishment's surprise at Stephen Colbert's press dinner speech, and their poo pooing critiques. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The epitome was the lobbying by five prominent U.S. senators, one of them Sen. John McCain, to deregulate the borrowing and lending practices of savings and loans banks. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Nietzsche “declares war” upon Richard Wagner, whose music is characterized as the epitome of modern cultural achievement and also as sick and decadent. ❋ Wicks, Robert (2008)

Universally known as the epitome of evil, Satan appears throughout the Bible in various guises—a cunning serpent, a fallen angel, a threatening demon. ❋ Howard Books (2007)

It fell to Clyde Wells, whom House described as the epitome of the 'sensible' good government approach of the "official class leaders", to implement the task force report. ❋ Ed Hollett (2006)

J.seph J. Roberts, aptly called the epitome of Liberian history, was elected by large majorities. ❋ John Hanson Thomas McPherson (N/A)

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