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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeonhyeong
"그녀는 완벽함의 전형이다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
"She looked the epitome of elegance and grace at the gala." - 2
A summary of a written work, book, or article.
"The manuscript contained a brief epitome of the historical events."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'epitomē', meaning 'a cutting short' or 'summary', formed from 'epi-' (upon) and 'temnein' (to cut). It entered English in the 16th century via Latin and French, initially retaining its literal sense of an abridgement or summary before shifting to mean a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epitome" is said worldwide
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incarnation
Transliteration: ɛ̃.kaʁ.na.sjɔ̃
"Elle est l'incarnation même de la gentillesse."
Inbegriff
Transliteration: ˈɪnbəˌɡʁɪf
"Er ist der Inbegriff eines perfekten Gentleman."
epitome
Transliteration: eˈpitome
"Questo palazzo è l'epitome dello stile barocco."
epítome
Transliteration: eˈpitome
"La obra maestra es el epítome del romanticismo."
epítome
Transliteration: eˈpitomi
"Ela é o epítome da generosidade."
प्रतीक
Transliteration: prateek
"वह दयालुता का प्रतीक है।"
缩影
Transliteration: suō yǐng
"这座城市是现代文明的缩影。"
전형
Transliteration: jeonhyeong
"그녀는 완벽함의 전형이다."
体現
Transliteration: taigen
"彼はプロ意識の体現者である。"
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