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
Related terms
* epitomator
* epitomist
* epitomizer
External links
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individual English
Alternative forms
* individuall (obsolete)
Noun
( en noun)
A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
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(legal) A single physical human being as a legal subject, as opposed to a legal person such as a corporation.
* 1982 , Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms :
- Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination […].
An object, be it a thing or an agent, as contrasted to a class.
* {{quote-book, year=2006, chapter=Identity and Individuality in Quantum Theory, title=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, author=Steven French citation
, passage=It is typically held that chairs, trees, rocks, people and many of the so-called ‘everyday’ objects we encounter can be regarded as individuals .}}
* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
, title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm
, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=( American Scientist)
, passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual .}}
(lb) An element belonging to a population.
Adjective
( en adjective)
Relating to a single person or thing as opposed to more than one.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= End of the peer show
, passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}
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Intended for a single person as opposed to more than one person.
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Synonyms
* (relating to a single person or thing) (l), (l)
* (intended for a single person or thing) (l), (l)
Antonyms
* (relating to a single person or thing) (l)
* (intended for a single person or thing) (l), (l), (l)
Related terms
* (l)
* (l)
* (l)
* (l)
External links
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Statistics
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