EPITOME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A standard or typical example

Example:

he provided America with an image of the good father

Synonyms:

epitome; image; paradigm; prototype

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("epitome" is a kind of...):

example; model (a representative form or pattern)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epitome"):

concentrate (a concentrated example of something)

imago ((psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood)

Derivation:

epitomise; epitomize (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)

Meaning:

A brief abstract (as of an article or book)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("epitome" is a kind of...):

abstract; outline; precis; synopsis (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)

Derivation:

epitomise; epitomize (embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of)