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Meaning of QUINTESSENTIAL

Pronunciation:  `kwinti'senshul

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 Definition: [adj]  representing the perfect example of a class or quality
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Quin`tes*sen"tial\, a.
Of the nature of a quintessence; purest. ``Quintessential
extract of mediocrity.'' --G. Eliot.
 

 

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