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Epitome vs Tome - What's the difference?

epitome | tome |

As a noun epitome

is (label) (embodiment or encapsulation of).

As a proper noun tome is

thomas (given name).

epitome

English

Noun

(wikipedia epitome) (en-noun)
  • (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.
  • 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, synopsis

    Antonyms

    * antithesis

    Derived terms

    * epitomize * epitomic * epitomical

    tome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One in a series of volumes.
  • A large or scholarly book.
  • The professor pulled a dusty old tome from the bookshelf.

    Anagrams

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