Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epitomist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epit-o-mist
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.

Example Sentences

"If his flock did any reading at all, they would be more likely to read the epitomists rather than the authors whom we consider first-rate such as Livy, Sallust or Tacitus."

Etymology

Etymology tree English epitome Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English epitomist From epitome + -ist.

Inflected Forms

epitomists (plural)

Synonyms

epitomizer

Questions

What does epitomist mean?: Synonym of epitomizer, a writer of epitomes.
Where does epitomist come from?: Etymology tree English epitome Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English epitomist From epitome + -ist.

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