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    [Noun]  | "quin*tes*sence" | \ kwin-ˈte-sᵊn(t)s \


    1: the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies

    2: the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form

    3: the most typical example or representative

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle French quinte essence, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, literally, fifth essence;

    [Noun]  | "the quintessence" 


    1: the most important part (of something)

    2: the perfect example (of something)

    [Noun]  | "quintessence" 


    1: the most perfect type or example;


      * e.g., " ... the Parthenon in Greece was considered the quintessence of the perfectly proportioned building "



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    2: the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is;


      * e.g., " ... a selfless desire to help others is the quintessence of the virtue of charity "



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     [ "quintessence" ]

    1: n.

      * e.g.,  ... John was the stereotypical quintessence of a nerd with his suspenders, goofy glasses, and freckles. 

     [ "quintessence" ]

    2: most typical example of something

     [ "Quintessence " ]

    1:  : the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies the essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.

      * e.g.,  ... Person Dude your face is the Quintessential form of a my Lebanese man hole. 

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