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epitome n 1a: a summary of a written work b: a brief presentation or statement of something 2: a typical or ideal example : embodiment
"Epitome" first appeared in print in 1520, when it was used to mean "summary." If you're asked to summarize a long paper, you effectively cut it up, mentioning only the most important ideas in your synopsis, and the etymology of "epitome" reflects this process. The word descends from the Greek epitemnein, meaning "to cut short," which in turn was formed from the prefix epi- and the verb temnein, which means to cut." Your summary probably also represents all the key points of the original work, which may also explain why "epitome" eventually came to be used for anything or anyone seen as a clear or good example of an abstraction.
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epitome n 1a: a summary of a written work b: a brief presentation or statement of something 2: a typical or ideal example : embodiment
"Epitome" first appeared in print in 1520, when it was used to mean "summary." If you're asked to summarize a long paper, you effectively cut it up, mentioning only the most important ideas in your synopsis, and the etymology of "epitome" reflects this process. The word descends from the Greek epitemnein, meaning "to cut short," which in turn was formed from the prefix epi- and the verb temnein, which means to cut." Your summary probably also represents all the key points of the original work, which may also explain why "epitome" eventually came to be used for anything or anyone seen as a clear or good example of an abstraction.
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learn something new every day
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ggdeckard:
I use that word FAR too much! I'm the epitome of an over-user!
starmount:
We never stop learning