Epitome vs Obsolete - What's the difference?
epitome | obsolete |
(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.
No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
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, title= (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
(US)
As a noun epitome
is (label) (embodiment or encapsulation of).As an adjective obsolete is
obsolete, deprecated (computing).epitome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
* * ----obsolete
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete .}}
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "obsolete" is often applied: word, phrase, equipment, computer, technology, weapon, machine, law, statute, currency, building, idea, skill, concept, custom, theory, tradition, institution.Synonyms
* (no longer in use) ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, disused, neglected, old, old-fashioned, out of date * abortive, obscure, rudimentalDerived terms
* obsoletenessVerb
(obsolet)Oxford DictionaryTo cause to become obsolete.
- This software component has been obsoleted .
- We are in the process of obsoleting this product.