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What (who) is quintessence$66232$ - definition
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Quintessence (band); Quintessence (disambiguation); Quinta essentia; Fifth essence; Quintessential; Quintessence (album); Quintessence (book); Quintessence (song)
quintessential
[?kw?nt?'s?n?(?)l]
¦ adjective representing the most perfect or typical example.
Derivatives
quintessentially adverb
quintessence
1.
The quintessence of something is the most perfect or typical example of it. (FORMAL)
He was the quintessence of all that Eva most deeply loathed.
N-UNCOUNT: with supp, usu the N of n
2.
The quintessence of something is the aspect of it which seems to represent its central nature. (FORMAL)
...an old stone cottage, the quintessence of rural England.
N-UNCOUNT: with supp, usu the N of n
quintessence
[kw?n't?s(?)ns]
¦ noun
1. the most perfect or typical example.
a central and intrinsic aspect of something.
2. a refined essence or extract of a substance.
3. (in ancient philosophy) a fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and pervade all things.
Word History
The word quintessence comes from the medieval Latin term quinta essentia, meaning 'fifth essence', and denoted a fifth substance believed to exist in addition to the four elements air, earth, fire, and water. Medieval philosophers believed that this 'fifth essence' was the substance of which the celestial bodies were composed, and that it was present in all things.
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Quintessence
Quintessence, or fifth essence, may refer to:
