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Quintessence
01
the most refined and concentrated form of a particular substance or quality
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
quintessences
Examples
The perfumer distilled the quintessence of rose oil to capture its purest fragrance.
Examples
His leadership style was the quintessence of calm decisiveness under pressure.
03
(in medieval and classical philosophy) the fifth and highest element believed to fill the heavens and compose celestial bodies, beyond earth, water, air, and fire
Examples
Renaissance alchemists searched for the quintessence they believed animated the stars.
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