quintessence

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noun

1. the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water;
was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
• Syn:
ether
• Derivationally related forms:
ethereal (for: ether), quintessential
• Usage Domain:
archaism, archaicism
• Hypernyms:
element
2. the purest and most concentrated essence of something
• Derivationally related forms:
quintessential
• Hypernyms:
kernel, substance, core, center, centre,
essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow,
meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
3. the most typical example or representative of a type
• Derivationally related forms:
quintessential
• Hypernyms:
example, illustration, instance, representative