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Quintessential   /kwˌɪntɪsˈɛnʃəl/  /kwˌɪntɪsˈɛntʃəl/   Listen
Quintessential

adjective
1.
Representing the perfect example of a class or quality.





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"Quintessential" Quotes from Famous Books



... governments cut an important figure in the snobberies of the place. In fine, there is one little English word that describes Nikolsk completely, and that is—dull. It is dull—beyond comprehension dull. No town in the universe can be duller; because, from its quintessential dulness, there is but one ...
— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 - Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 • Various


Words linked to "Quintessential" :   quintessence


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