OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22436

epitome

/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
epítome
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
But first I took up Ayesha's kirtle and the gauzy scarf with which she had been wont to hide her dazzling loveliness from the eyes of men, and, averting my head so that I might not…
encarnación • personificación
A representative example.
The minute they see me, fear me / I'm the epitome of "public enemy"
epítome • resumen • sinopsis
A brief summary of a text.
Having now so amply declared unto thee most of the principal things of this thrice-renowned and illustrious city, I will briefly by way of an epitome mention most of the other part…
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