Associations to the word «Epitome»

Wiktionary

EPITOME, noun. (of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.
EPITOME, noun. (of a class of items) A representative example.
EPITOME, noun. (of a class of items) The height; the best.
EPITOME, noun. (of a written document) A brief summary.

Dictionary definition

EPITOME, noun. A standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father".
EPITOME, noun. A brief abstract (as of an article or book).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats