Added 8 October 2026
epitome
/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/ noun
Latin root: epitomē Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about epitome at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
- A representative example.
- The height; the best; the most vivid.
Origin
From Middle French, from Latin epitomē, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitémnō, “to cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
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