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7 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a standard or typical example
noun a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
originFrom Middle French, from Latin epitomē, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτομή (epitomḗ, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”), from ἐπιτέμνω (epitémnō, “to cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “up”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
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