Epitome vs Hallmark - What's the difference?
epitome | hallmark |
(of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.
(of a class of items) A representative example.
(of a class of items) The height; the best.
(of a written document) A brief summary.
A distinguishing characteristic.
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An official marking made by a trusted party, usually an assay office, on items made of precious metals.
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To provide or stamp with a hallmark.
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As nouns the difference between epitome and hallmark
is that epitome is the embodiment or encapsulation of while hallmark is a distinguishing characteristic.As a verb hallmark is
to provide or stamp with a hallmark.epitome
English
Noun
(wikipedia epitome) (en-noun)Usage notes
The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some; instead, `pinnacle' may be preferred.Synonyms
* (an embodiment of) in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis * (the best) greatest * (a summary) abstract, synopsisAntonyms
* antithesisDerived terms
* epitomize * epitomic * epitomicalExternal links
* * ----hallmark
English
Noun
(wikipedia hallmark) (en noun)citation, page= , passage=Arsene Wenger's side showed little of the style and fluidity that is their hallmark but this was about digging deep and getting the job done, qualities they demonstrated and that will serve them well as the season reaches its climax.}}
- It can highlight our embodiment, a qualitative step away from the hallmark machines that work so resolutely to disembody us.
Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked .}}