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Word: quintessence (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

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

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