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Webster 1828 Edition

Epitomy

EPIT'OMY

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Noun.
[Gr. to cut, a cutting, a section.] An abridgment; a brief summary or abstract of any book or writing; a compendium containing the substance or principal matters of a book.
Epitomes are helpful to the memory.

Definition 2024

epitomy

epitomy

English

Noun

epitomy

  1. Misspelling of epitome.

Etymology

This misspelling likely derives from the fact that many English words ending in /i/ represent it with "y", e.g. anatomy, bigamy, infinity, etc.

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