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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryepit·o·me \i-ˈpi-tə-mē\ noun ETYMOLOGY Latin, from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to cut short, from epi- + temnein to cut — more at tome DATE 15201. a. a summary of a written work b. a brief presentation or statement of something2. a typical or ideal example : embodiment the British monarchy itself is the epitome of tradition — Richard Joseph3. brief or miniature form — usually used with in• ep·i·tom·ic \ˌe-pə-ˈtä-mik\ or ep·i·tom·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ adjectiveEnglish Etymologyepitome 1529, "an abstract; brief statement of the chief points of some writing," from M.Frhttp://M.Fr., from L., from Gk. epitome "abridgment," from epitemnein "cut short, abridge," from epi- "into" + temnein "to cut" (see tome). Sense of "person or thing that typifies something" is first recorded 1607.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7epitomeepit·ome / i5pitEmi / noun[sing.] the ~ of sth a perfect example of sth 典型；典范 SYN embodiment : He is the epitome of a modern young man. 他是现代青年男子的典范。 clothes that are the epitome of good taste 典型的高品味服装 OLTepitome noun⇨ example 2Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedepit·o·me\ə̇ˈpid.ə(ˌ)mē, ēˈ-, eˈ-, -itə-, -_mi\ noun(-s)Etymology: Latin, from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to cut short, abridge, from epi- + temnein to cut — more at tome1. a. : a summary of a written work : abridgment, abstract < purporting to be a translation from a French original although it is in fact but a meager epitome of it — Mary D. Anderson > b. : a brief presentation of a broad topic : compendium < a convenient epitome of much current knowledge and belief — H.S.Bennett > c. : a brief statement expressing the essence of something < “five years of fighting and ninety-five of winding up barbed wire” … was a fair epitome of war's aftermath — Dixon Wecter >2. : a typical representation or ideal expression : embodiment < his manner of receiving my aunt and myself was an epitome of his urbane and appreciative attitude toward the universe — Siegfried Sassoon > < the British monarchy itself is the epitome of tradition — Richard Joseph > < my community … considers a man in uniform to be the living epitome of heroism — Lucius Garvin >3. : brief or miniature form — used especially in the phrase in epitome < the spectator does in epitome and without halt what the artist did slowly and by process of trial and error — F.J.Mather >Synonyms: see abridgment

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