epitome ɪˈpɪɾəmi noun
1. a standard or typical example
2. a brief abstract (as of an article or book)
The word epitome has appeared in 210 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 18 in “At Tokyo Zoo, Visitors Fear a Spat With China Will Cost Japan Its Pandas,” by Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno:
In Japan, pandas are considered the epitome of “kawaii,” or cute, culture. Millions of people visit Ueno Zoo each year to see Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, the first twin pandas to be born there. Pandas are everywhere: on keychains, coffee mugs, winter socks and cream-filled pastries.
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