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epitome

epi·tome

UK/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/ US/ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/ uncommon

noun

1.

a standard or typical example

  • “he is the prototype of good breeding”
  • “he provided America with an image of the good father”
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2.

a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

Origin

From Middle French, from Latin epitomē, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitémnō, “to cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

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