Epitome

Epitome

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model; symbol; essence;

something or someone who is a perfect example of another.

She was the epitome of beauty and she always turned heads.

Memory trick:
epic tome
An epic is a long poem.
A tome is a book.
An long poetic book shows an example.

At work:
Your reports are the epitome of quality because they are always good.

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