Epitome

 WORD OF THE DAY

epitome / noun / ih-PIT-uh-mee

Definition
1a: a typical or ideal example
1b: embodiment
2a: a summary of a written work
2b: a brief presentation or statement of something
3: brief or miniature form —usually used with in

Examples
"How do you embody a living legend who is the epitome of style and grace such as Dionne Warwick? After social media fueled rumors about their resemblance, [Teyana] Taylor has teamed up with the icon to direct and star in a limited scripted television series about Warwick’s life."
— Savannah Taylor, Ebony, 19 Apr. 2022

Terns, nicknamed sea swallows by fishermen, are superb flying machines, the epitome of beauty on the wing.
— E. Vernon Laux, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2001

Did You Know?
Epitome first appeared in print in the early 16th century, when it was used to mean "summary."
If someone asks you to summarize a long paper, you effectively cut it up, mentioning only the most important ideas, and the etymology of epitome reflects this process: it comes from Greek epitemnein, meaning "to cut short."
Your summary probably also presents all the key points of the original work, which may explain why epitome eventually came to be used for any person or object that is a clear or good example of an abstraction, as in "the epitome of grace" or "the epitome of health."
We could go on and on... or could we?