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epitome (i PIT uh mee) (s) (noun), epitomes, epitomai (pl)
1. A condensation, summary, digest, synopsis, brief, abstract, or syllabus: The newspaper reporter wrote an epitome of the destructions that have been caused by the hurricanes in various countries.
2. The embodiment or summation of certain qualities: Henry is the epitome of strength because he works out at the fitness studio as often as possible.
3. A person or thing which is representative of or typical of the characteristics or general quality of a whole class or group: Ted's car was once the epitome of low cost transportation.
4. Etymology: from Greek epitome, "abridgement"; from Latin epitome, "to cut short, to cut down, or to cut into".
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