Definition of epitome

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Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.

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Abridgment :: Abridgment (n.) An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation..
Compendium :: Compendium (n.) A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary..
Conspectus :: Conspectus (n.) A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome.
Epitomes :: Epitomes (pl. ) of Epitom.
Compend :: Compend (n.) A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
Comprehension :: Comprehension (n.) That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome.
Brief :: Brief (a.) An epitome.
Breviary :: Breviary (n.) An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or summary.
Epitomize :: Epitomize (v. t.) To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to epitomize the works of Justin..
Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a brief summary; an abridgement.
Comprisal :: Comprisal (n.) The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome.
Microcosm :: Microcosm (n.) A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm..
Epitome :: Epitome (n.) A compact or condensed representation of anything.
Epitomist :: Epitomist (n.) One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer.
Abstract :: Abstract (a.) That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief..
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