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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
epitome
epit·ome [epitome epitomes] BrE [ɪˈpɪtəmi] NAmE [ɪˈpɪtəmi] noun singular the ~ of sth (formal)
a perfect example of sth
Syn: ↑embodiment
•He is the epitome of a modern young man.
•clothes that are the epitome of good taste
Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein ‘abridge’, from epi ‘in addition’ + temnein ‘to cut’.
Example Bank:
•They regarded him as the epitome of evil.
•Her clothes are the epitome of good taste.
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