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quintessentially Definition


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quintessence
noun
    1. A perfect example or embodiment of it.
      Form: quintessence of something (usually)
    2. The fundamental essential nature of something.
      Thesaurus: essence, embodiment, core, heart, marrow, soul, nub, spirit, kernel, sum and substance.
    3. old use
      The purest, most concentrated extract of a substance.
    4. In ancient and medieval philosophy: the fifth essence, after the four elements of fire, water, air and earth, which was believed to be present in all things and to be the major constituent of heavenly bodies.
Derivative: quintessential
adj
    Perfect as an example or embodiment of something
      Thesaurus: archetypical, consummate, definitive, ultimate, ideal, prototypical.
Derivative: quintessentially
adverb
    Etymology: 15c: from Latin quinta essentia fifth essence.



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