Epitome
Epitome noun - A short statement of the main points.
Usage example: the golden rule is often cited as the epitome of moral conduct: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
Summary
Summary noun - A short statement of the main points.
Usage example: many book reports choose to begin with a summary of the book
Epitome is a synonym for summary in outline topic. You can use "Epitome" instead a noun "Summary", if it concerns topics such as short statement of main points. rare substitute
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Summary and Epitome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/epitome/summary
Epitome & Summary. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/epitome/summary>.
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