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epitome:
[apart from other meanings]
a person (or thing) that shows the highest degree of a classic quality or a set of qualities;
- epitome of greed
a person who is the typical or standard example of something, such as a type of character or class, e.g. “She is the epitome of greed.”
- an epitome of a great book
{A more common usage is ‘a brief summary of a book or an article’.}
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