epitome

• Nom désignant une personne ou une chose qui est un exemple parfait ou une incarnation d'une qualité ou d'un type donné.; Également, résumé ou condensé représentant l'essence de quelque chose.

A noun referring to a person or thing that is a perfect example or embodiment of a particular quality or type.

1. B2formal

   A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.

   Incarnation, parfait exemple

   • She is the epitome of grace and elegance.
   • This building is the epitome of modern architecture.
   • He was the epitome of a dedicated teacher.

   Synonymesarchetypeembodimentexemplaridealmodelparagonpersonificationprototypequintessence

2. Summary or abstractC1formal

   A summary or condensed account of something.

   abrégé, résumé

   • The article provides an epitome of the research findings.
   • This book is an epitome of the author's philosophy.
   • The report is an epitome of the entire project.

   Synonymesabstractdigestrecapitulationsummarysummationsynopsis