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quintessential

[ kwin-tuh-sen-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. of the pure and essential essence of something:

    the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.

  2. of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something:

    the quintessential performance of the Brandenburg Concertos.



quintessential

/ ˌɪԳɪˈɛʃə /

adjective

  1. most typically representative of a quality, state, etc; perfect
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Derived Forms

  • ˌܾԳٱˈԳپ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܾt·t· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of quintessential1

First recorded in 1545–55; quintessence ( def ) + -ial ( def ), on the pattern of essential ( def )
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And if you think of many of the battles being waged today — whether it's immigrant rights or Black rights or voter suppression — you could invoke quintessential American values for change.

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“Romance scams have become the quintessential con, wherein a bad actor manipulates their target into establishing a digital relationship via phone calls, video calls, text messages and more,” Hall said.

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Gawky and bespectacled but with the brio of a scrapper, Pearlman was dressed like a quintessential sports geek: black-and-yellow Pittsburgh Pirates hat and Pittsburgh Maulers shirt, the latter a long-gone professional football team.

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The Altadena museum, located on Lake Avenue, was one of Southern California’s quintessentially quirky institutions, a place that transported guests to a strange and magical world where the bunny permeates all aspects of life.

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"I appreciate that it's not attempting to be a quintessential stripper movie."

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