quintessential
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təˈsɛn adjective
1.
of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
2.
of or pertaining to the most perfect embodiment of something: the quintessential performance of the Brandenburg Concertos.
Related forms
quin·tes·sen·tial·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect | |
| quintessentially | |
| —adv | |
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Quintessential
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Example sentences
One of the quintessential fall activities is a leisurely road trip or hike among a deciduous forest's changing autumn colors.
Predators are the quintessential thing that keeps ecosystems running the way they are.
Quintessential example of prolonged, albeit positive power addiction.
And it's still the quintessential vampire aesthetic.
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