epítome

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See also: epitome

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epitomē.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.to.mi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈpi.to.me/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈpi.tu.mɨ/

Hyphenation: e‧pí‧to‧me

Noun

epítome m (plural epítomes)

(of a class of items) epitome (embodiment or encapsulation of)
(of a document) epitome (summary)

Derived terms

epitomizar

Further reading

“epítome”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin epitomē.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈpitome/
Rhymes: -itome
Syllabification: e‧pí‧to‧me

Noun

epítome m (plural epítomes)

epitome

Further reading

“epítome”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

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