Polyglot Dictionary

Inbegriff

/ˈɪnbəˌɡʁɪf/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. epitome

    • Sie ist der Inbegriff von Eleganz.

      She is the epitome of elegance.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

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English

paradigm

Close — an epitome relates to a paradigm.

Practice

1 What does Inbegriff mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ist der ___ von Eleganz.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Inbegriff?

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