epitome
/ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/ noun C1- The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
- A representative example.
- The height; the best; the most vivid.
- A brief summary of a text.
Plural epitomes
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The person becomes, as it were, the epitome of the history of his own family.”
“Count,” said Morrel, “you are the epitome of all human knowledge, and you seem like a being descended from a wiser and more advanced world than ours.”
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