E-pĭt'o-me, n.

n.; pl. E-PĬT'O-MĒS. [Gr. ἐπιτομή, a cutting on the surface, an abridgment, from ἐπιτέμνειν, to cut on the surface, from ἐπί and τέμνειν, to cut, Lat. epitome, epitoma, Fr. épитоме.] A compendium containing the substance or principal matters of a book; a brief summary; an abridgment.

In general nothing is less attractive than an epitome. Macaulay.

Synonyms—Abridgment; compendium; compend; abstract; synopsis. See ABRIDGMENT.