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EPITOME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A standard or typical example
Example:
he provided America with an image of the good father
Synonyms:
epitome; image; paradigm; prototype
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epitome" is a kind of...):
example; model (a representative form or pattern)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epitome"):
concentrate (a concentrated example of something)
imago ((psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood)
Derivation:
epitomise; epitomize (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A brief abstract (as of an article or book)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epitome" is a kind of...):
abstract; outline; precis; synopsis (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)
Derivation:
epitomise; epitomize (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)
