epitomen.

/ɪˈpɪtəmiː/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s epitomy, 1500s epitomie, 1500s aphetic (? humorously) pitomie.

Etymology: < Latin epitomē, < Greek ἐπιτομή, < ἐπιτέμνειν to make an incision into, abridge, < ἐπί upon + τέμνειν to cut.

a. A brief statement of the chief points in a literary work; an abridgement, abstract.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > compendium or abridgment

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compendie1574

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condensation1867

redaction1948

1529 J. Frith Pistle Christen Reader To Rdr. sig. Lviii A litle tretyse after the maner of an Epitome and shorte rehersall of all thinges that are examined more diligently in the aforesayd boke.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. B.v^v The wrytynges of theim..semethe rather epitomes, than histories.

1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 35 I haue onely published a Pistle, and a Pitomie.

1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion To Rdr. sig. A3 The common printed Chronicle..is indeed but an Epitome or Defloration made by Robert of Lorraine.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 347 'Tis very difficult to give an Abstract or Epitomy of them.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 145. ⁋12 Some delight in abstracts and epitomes.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Def. Poetry in Ess. & Lett. (1840) I. 13 Epitomes have been called the moths of just history; they eat out the poetry of it.

1856 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 68 In general nothing is less attractive than an epitome: but the epitomes of Goldsmith..are always amusing.

b. A summary or condensed account of anything; a compendium of a subject.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun]

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sum-up1848

roundup1884

wrap-up1960

1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 183 This age is strangely in loue with Epitomees, if faith it selfe shall bee drawne to her compendium.

1645 W. Ball Tractatus de Jure Regnandi 12 Magna Charta..is..an Abridgement or Epitome of the liberties and rights of the Subjects of England.

c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 5 To number his vertues is to give the epitome of his life.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. Pref. p. xxiv The Introduction, or Epitome of the Country I treat of..is a mere Work of Supererogation.

a1753 P. Drake Memoirs (1755) I. To Rdr. It may not be improper to furnish the Reader with an Epitomy of that Character.

1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. iii. 36 The articles in the text are an epitome of those which the Church found most objectionable.

a. transferred. Something that forms a condensed record or representation ‘in miniature’.

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the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > reproducing on a smaller scale > that which is

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mini1978

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 68 This is a poore Epitome of yours, Which by th' interpretation of full time, May shew like all your selfe.

1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. liii. sig. I11 Pauls Walke Is the Lands Epitome, or you may call it the lesser Ile of Great Brittaine.

1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (1752) 43 That world's epitomy, man.

1760 R. Graves Euphrosyne (1776) I. 124 Prepar'd to see A palace in epitome.

1773 P. Brydone Tour Sicily & Malta II. xxxv. 281 No less an epitome of the whole earth in its soil and climate, than in the variety of its productions.

1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. Pref. p. vii The Church of St. Mark..is an epitome of the changes of Venetian architecture from the tenth to the nineteenth century.

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §2. 30 Congregation has been..an epitome of Convocation.

†b. In depreciatory sense: Something that is reduced to insignificant dimensions. Obsolete.

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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of

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nutshalea1393

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flea-biting1553

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pinprick1853

bibelot1873

piffle1884

peanut1910

popcorn1964

trivia1968

factoid1982

a1593 H. Smith Wks. (1866–7) I. 282 When the hours of sleep..of youth, and..of sorrow are taken away, what an epitome is man's life come to.

1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Cij These were the worlds first youthfull progenie, To these our men are an Epitomie.

3. in epitome: (a) in the form of a summary; (b) in a diminutive form.

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a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cxiii, in Poems (1878) IV. 129 The fantasies..Might have resolv'd this, in Epitomie.

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece iv. 325 Snow; which this poor Hermites aged Head seemeth, in epitome, to resemble.

1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 101 A description, calculated to contain in epitome the principles of a farther taste for magnificence.

1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 26 The characteristics and pursuits of various ages and races of men are always existing in epitome in every neighborhood.

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A person who or thing which is a perfect embodiment of a particular quality or type. Usually in the (very) epitome of.

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1698 M. Pix Queen Catharine v. 49 My Lord, you're come to meet news as sad As what you bring; to see a wretched Court, The very Epitome of sorrow.

1794 M. Robinson Widow I. 176 I have seen the fairest of the sex; she is the very epitome of every thing bewitching and dangerous.

1814 W. H. Ireland Chalcographimania 87 When necessity has compelled me to visit the shop of this whining canting dealer, I have with infinite difficulty refrained from giving vent to my risible faculties, as he literally is the very epitome of discontent.

1883 Cent. Mag. Apr. 842/2 The impression grew upon him that Monsignore was but an epitome or personification of the dismal and haughty palace.

1939 Partisan Rev. 6 40 Kitsch is the epitome of all that is spurious in the life of our times.

1979 Gourmet Dec. 26/2 The veal—overlapping collops of cold roast leg napped with a perfect balance of mayonnaise and tuna—was the epitome of a simple dish that all too often goes awry in inexpert hands.

2000 M. Gayle Turning Thirty xvii. 80 This guy in his early twenties, with his goatee beard, beanie hat and trainers..undoubtedly thought he was the epitome of cool.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epitome
释义	epitomen. /ɪˈpɪtəmiː/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s epitomy, 1500s epitomie, 1500s aphetic (? humorously) pitomie. Etymology: < Latin epitomē, < Greek ἐπιτομή, < ἐπιτέμνειν to make an incision into, abridge, < ἐπί upon + τέμνειν to cut. 1. a. A brief statement of the chief points in a literary work; an abridgement, abstract. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > compendium or abridgment abridgementa1500 epitome1529 compendie1574 compendiary1589 compendium1589 compend1596 reductory1699 compost1837 condensation1867 redaction1948 1529 J. Frith Pistle Christen Reader To Rdr. sig. Lviii A litle tretyse after the maner of an Epitome and shorte rehersall of all thinges that are examined more diligently in the aforesayd boke. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1546) sig. B.v^v The wrytynges of theim..semethe rather epitomes, than histories. 1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 35 I haue onely published a Pistle, and a Pitomie. 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion To Rdr. sig. A3 The common printed Chronicle..is indeed but an Epitome or Defloration made by Robert of Lorraine. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 347 'Tis very difficult to give an Abstract or Epitomy of them. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 145. ⁋12 Some delight in abstracts and epitomes. a1822 P. B. Shelley Def. Poetry in Ess. & Lett. (1840) I. 13 Epitomes have been called the moths of just history; they eat out the poetry of it. 1856 T. B. Macaulay Biogr. (1867) 68 In general nothing is less attractive than an epitome: but the epitomes of Goldsmith..are always amusing. b. A summary or condensed account of anything; a compendium of a subject. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] abbreviationa1464 summary1509 breve1523 bridgement1523 abbreviate1531 summulary1533 breviary1547 extract1549 digest1555 brief1563 promptuary1577 abbreviature1578 institute1578 breviation1580 breviate1581 compendiary1589 symbol1594 ramass1596 compendium1608 abridgement1609 digestment1610 digestion1613 epitome1623 abridge1634 comprisal1640 comprisurea1641 syntome1641 medulla1644 multum in parvo1653 contracta1657 landscape1656 comprehension1659 sylloge1686 contraction1697 résumé1782 compend1796 sum-up1848 roundup1884 wrap-up1960 1623 W. Sclater Quæstion of Tythes 183 This age is strangely in loue with Epitomees, if faith it selfe shall bee drawne to her compendium. 1645 W. Ball Tractatus de Jure Regnandi 12 Magna Charta..is..an Abridgement or Epitome of the liberties and rights of the Subjects of England. c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) To Children 5 To number his vertues is to give the epitome of his life. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. Pref. p. xxiv The Introduction, or Epitome of the Country I treat of..is a mere Work of Supererogation. a1753 P. Drake Memoirs (1755) I. To Rdr. It may not be improper to furnish the Reader with an Epitomy of that Character. 1883 J. A. Froude Short Stud. IV. i. iii. 36 The articles in the text are an epitome of those which the Church found most objectionable. 2. a. transferred. Something that forms a condensed record or representation ‘in miniature’. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [noun] > reproducing on a smaller scale > that which is abstract1561 brief1563 scantling1576 miniaturea1586 compendium1602 compendiment1605 modelet1605 baby figure1609 breviary1609 modulet1610 microcosm1611 epitomea1616 compend1642 breviate1695 reduction1728 mini1978 a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. iii. 68 This is a poore Epitome of yours, Which by th' interpretation of full time, May shew like all your selfe. View more context for this quotation 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. liii. sig. I11 Pauls Walke Is the Lands Epitome, or you may call it the lesser Ile of Great Brittaine. 1666 J. Smith Γηροκομία Βασιλικὴ (1752) 43 That world's epitomy, man. 1760 R. Graves Euphrosyne (1776) I. 124 Prepar'd to see A palace in epitome. 1773 P. Brydone Tour Sicily & Malta II. xxxv. 281 No less an epitome of the whole earth in its soil and climate, than in the variety of its productions. 1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. Pref. p. vii The Church of St. Mark..is an epitome of the changes of Venetian architecture from the tenth to the nineteenth century. 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation §2. 30 Congregation has been..an epitome of Convocation. †b. In depreciatory sense: Something that is reduced to insignificant dimensions. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial > types of venialc1380 nutshalea1393 nutshella1400 flea-biting1553 flea-bite1577 nothing1577 epitomea1593 quilicoma1644 ephemera1751 pinprick1853 bibelot1873 piffle1884 peanut1910 popcorn1964 trivia1968 factoid1982 a1593 H. Smith Wks. (1866–7) I. 282 When the hours of sleep..of youth, and..of sorrow are taken away, what an epitome is man's life come to. 1601 J. Weever Mirror of Martyrs sig. Cij These were the worlds first youthfull progenie, To these our men are an Epitomie. 3. in epitome: (a) in the form of a summary; (b) in a diminutive form. ΚΠ a1657 G. Daniel Trinarchodia: Henry V cxiii, in Poems (1878) IV. 129 The fantasies..Might have resolv'd this, in Epitomie. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece iv. 325 Snow; which this poor Hermites aged Head seemeth, in epitome, to resemble. 1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 101 A description, calculated to contain in epitome the principles of a farther taste for magnificence. 1849 H. D. Thoreau Week Concord & Merrimack Rivers 26 The characteristics and pursuits of various ages and races of men are always existing in epitome in every neighborhood. Draft additions February 2005 A person who or thing which is a perfect embodiment of a particular quality or type. Usually in the (very) epitome of. ΚΠ 1698 M. Pix Queen Catharine v. 49 My Lord, you're come to meet news as sad As what you bring; to see a wretched Court, The very Epitome of sorrow. 1794 M. Robinson Widow I. 176 I have seen the fairest of the sex; she is the very epitome of every thing bewitching and dangerous. 1814 W. H. Ireland Chalcographimania 87 When necessity has compelled me to visit the shop of this whining canting dealer, I have with infinite difficulty refrained from giving vent to my risible faculties, as he literally is the very epitome of discontent. 1883 Cent. Mag. Apr. 842/2 The impression grew upon him that Monsignore was but an epitome or personification of the dismal and haughty palace. 1939 Partisan Rev. 6 40 Kitsch is the epitome of all that is spurious in the life of our times. 1979 Gourmet Dec. 26/2 The veal—overlapping collops of cold roast leg napped with a perfect balance of mayonnaise and tuna—was the epitome of a simple dish that all too often goes awry in inexpert hands. 2000 M. Gayle Turning Thirty xvii. 80 This guy in his early twenties, with his goatee beard, beanie hat and trainers..undoubtedly thought he was the epitome of cool. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † epitomev. Etymology: < epitome n. Obsolete. intransitive. To make an epitome or summary; in quot. 1596 impersonal passive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > make summary or epitome [verb (intransitive)] suma1398 abstract1596 epitome1596 to wind upa1766 summarize1808 to sum up1899 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxi. 295 Of Northerne Regions partely is epitomed before. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1529v.1596
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