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Word: Quintessence
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (as a term in philosophy): via French from medieval Latin quinta essentia ‘fifth essence’
kwɪnˈtɛsns
the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
Short Definition:most perfect or typical example of quality or class
Examples:- he was the quintessence of political professionalism
a refined essence or extract of a substance.
Short Definition:refined essence or extract of substance
(in classical and medieval philosophy) a fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things.
Short Definition:(in classical and medieval philosophy) fifth substance in addition to four elements, thought to compose heavenly bodies
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