epitome
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[edit] English
[edit] 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’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /iˈpɪtəmi/, SAMPA: /i"pIt@mi/
- Audio (US)help, file
[edit] Noun
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epitome (plural epitomes)
- (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.
[edit] Usage notes
The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some.
[edit] Synonyms
- (an embodiment of): in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis
- (the best): greatest
- (a summary): abstract, synopsis
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[edit] Translations
embodiment or encapsulation of
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representative example
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summary
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[edit] External links
- epitome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- epitome in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
epitome f. (plural epitomi)
[edit] Latin
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomē), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitemnō), from ἐπί (epi-) + τέμνω (temnō), “‘to cut’”).
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[edit] Noun
epitomē (genitive epitomēs); f, first declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | epitomē | epitomae |
| genitive | epitomēs | epitomārum |
| dative | epitomae | epitomīs |
| accusative | epitomēn | epitomās |
| ablative | epitomē | epitomīs |
| vocative | epitomē | epitomae |
[edit] Descendants
- English: epitome
