HOW TO PRONOUNCE
epitome
/ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/
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Finish with an “ee” sound.
Use four syllables, stressing the second. The final e sounds like ee.
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“The epitome of elegance.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does epitome mean?
noun
- The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
- A representative example.
- The height; the best; the most vivid.
More meanings (1)
noun
- A brief summary of a text.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪˈpɪt.ə.mi/
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This is a poor epitome of yours, Which by th’ interpretation of full time May show like all yourself.
I will give an epitome of the decrees that the reader at a glance may see what the Emperor undertook to do.
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In "that hideous lout" the Scorpion he shows us a rough epitome of the shapeless head, the truncated face of the spider.
It formed a prospective epitome of the day’s history; only that affairs had not turned out altogether in accordance with the programme.
This mode of appointment would guard against collusion and selection; and juries so appointed would be likely to be a fair epitome of "the country."