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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from epitemnein 'to cut short', from epi- ( EPICENTER) + temnein 'to cut'

epitome

 noun
     
e‧pit‧o‧me

the epitome of something

the best possible example of something:
She looked the epitome of elegance.
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