"epitome" meaning in English

See epitome in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈpɪt.ə.mi/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-epitome-2.ogg [US], en-us-epitome.ogg [US], en-au-epitome.ogg [Australia] Forms: epitome [singular], epitomes or epitomai [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|3=epitomai}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An epitome is a perfect example of something.
    Sense id: simple-epitome-en-noun-ortje~0q
  2. An epitome is a brief summary of a text. Synonyms: synopsis
    Sense id: simple-epitome-en-noun-yOmJrEXu
     
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