Quintessence Definition & Meaning
quintessence
- noun
- the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
- the purest and most concentrated essence of something
- the most typical example or representative of a type
"Quintessence" in song lyrics
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"cosmological quintessence"
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Words that rhyme with quintessence
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