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quintessence

1. the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class

“he was the quintessence of political professionalism”

2. the aspect of something regarded as the intrinsic and central constituent of its character

“we were all brought up to believe that advertising is the quintessence of marketing”

3. a refined essence or extract of a substance.
4. (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.

noun

/kwɪnˈtɛs(ə)ns/

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  • essence
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  • adversity
  • epitome

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