different between epitome vs conspectus

English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Latin epitom?, from Ancient Greek ??????? (epitom?, “an abridgment, also a surface-incision”), from ???????? (epitémn?, “I cut upon the surface, cut short, abridge”), from ??? (epí) + ????? (témn?, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??p?t.?.mi/, /??p?t.?.mi/

Noun

epitome (plural epitomes or epitomai)

1. The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.

   Synonyms: exemplar, model, type; see also Thesaurus:exemplar, Thesaurus:model
2. A representative example.

   Synonyms: quintessential, poster child; see also Thesaurus:exemplar
3. The height; the best.

   Synonyms: acme, greatest

4. A brief summary of a text.

   Synonyms: abstract, synopsis

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Usage notes

The sense “the height, the best” is considered incorrect by some; instead, pinnacle may be preferred.

Antonyms

• antithesis

Derived terms

Related terms

• epitomator
• epitomist
• epitomizer

Translations

Further reading

• epitome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• epitome in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• epitome in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Noun

epitome f (plural epitomi)

1. epitome

Latin

Alternative forms

• epitoma

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (epitom?), from ???????? (epitémn?), from ??? (epí) + ????? (témn?, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?pi.to.me?/, [??p?t??me?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e?pi.to.me/, [??pi?t??m?]

Noun

epitom? f (genitive epitom?s); first declension

1. epitome, abridgement, synopsis

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type).

Descendants

• Catalan: epítom
• English: epitome
• Galician: epítome
• Portuguese: epítome
• Spanish: epítome

References

• epitome in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• epitome in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• epitome in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• epitome in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• epitome in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Verb

epitome

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of epitomar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of epitomar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of epitomar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of epitomar.

English

Etymology

From Latin c?nspectus (“survey”).

Noun

conspectus (plural conspectuses)

1. A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
   • 1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson:

     Already the whole of his past life had vividly presented itself to him—myriads of tiny incidents, long forgotten, now standing out sharply in their due sequence. He had mastered this conspectus in a flash of time, and was already tired of it.

Further reading

• conspectus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• conspectus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• conspectus at OneLook Dictionary Search

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of c?nspici? (“perceive, observe”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kon?spek.tus/, [kõ??s?p?kt??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon?spek.tus/, [k?n?sp?kt?us]

Participle

c?nspectus (feminine c?nspecta, neuter c?nspectum); first/second-declension participle

1. watched, looked at, having been watched
2. caught sight of, noticed, having been caught sight of
3. (by extension) visible
4. (figuratively) distinguished, noteworthy

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

• Galician: Cospeito (place name)

Noun

c?nspectus m (genitive c?nspect?s); fourth declension

1. A sight
2. The ability to see; power of sight
3. presence, proximity
4. (figuratively) survey, consideration

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Descendants

• Russian: ????????? (konspékt)

References

• conspectus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• conspectus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• conspectus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016