epitomes in English

noun
1
a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type.
she looked the epitome of elegance and good taste
2
a summary of a written work; an abstract.
Or, as another scholar has said, the creed is an epitome and summary that guides and directs a proper reading of Scripture.

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1. Synonyms for Conspectuses include summaries, synopses, abstracts, digests, outlines, rundowns, epitomes, summarization, recapitulation and briefs

2. Synonyms for Bywords include acmes, apotheoses, classics, epitomes, exemplars, ideals, perfection, quintessence, beaux ideals and embodiments

3. Hernando Colon, the person responsible for the creation of “Libros de los Epitomes,” the aforementioned one-of-a-kind book, was at least a Bibliolater, and perhaps more of a bibliomaniac