Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Epirote
Epis.
episcia
episcopacy
Episcopal
episcopal
Episcopal Church
Episcopalian
episcopalian
episcopalism
episcopate
episcope
episiotomy
episode
episodic
episome
epispadias
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

epitome

e·pit·o·me [ i píttəmee ] (plural e·pit·o·mes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. typical example: a highly representative example of a type, class, or characteristic
Isn't she just the epitome of elegance?

2. summary of a written work: a brief summary of a piece of writing ( formal )

[Early 16th century. Via Latin< Greek< epitemnein "to cut short" < temnein "to cut"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft