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epitome

/əˈpɪt.ə.mi/
noun
  1. The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.

    Similar: exemplar, model, type

  2. A representative example.

    Similar: poster child, quintessential

  3. The height; the best.

    Similar: acme, greatest

Synonymsabstract, synopsis, acme, greatest, exemplar, model
Antonymsantithesis

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