Quintessence
WordNet

noun


(1)   The most typical example or representative of a type
(2)   The purest and most concentrated essence of something
(3)   The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
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Noun



  1. A thing that is the most perfect example of its type.
  2. A pure substance.
  3. The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water
  4. The essence in a thing that in its purest and most concentrated form.
  5. The most perfect embodiment of something.
 
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