US /ɪˈpɪtəmi/ UK /ɪˈpɪtəmi/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a perfect example or embodiment of a quality or type

    She was the epitome of grace under pressure.

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Derived forms epitomizeepitomicepitomical
Related forms epitomize

Etymology

From Latin epitome ('abridgment'), from Ancient Greek epitomḗ ('a cutting short, abridgment'), from epitémnein ('to cut short'), from epi- ('into') + témnein ('to cut').

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