quintessence
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A thing that is the most perfect example of its type; the most perfect embodiment of something; epitome, prototype.
Đồng nghĩa: archetype, epitome, example, exemplar, icon, model, paradigm, paragon, pattern, quintessence, template
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A pure substance.
Đồng nghĩa: distillation, quintessence, simple
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)The essence of a thing in its purest and most concentrated form.
Đồng nghĩa: bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, crux, essence, gist, drift, guts, gravamen, heart, heart and soul, heartstring, heartstrings, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, moral of the story, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, punctum saliens, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, tenor
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(countable, uncountable)(alchemy) The fifth alchemical element, or essence, after earth, air, fire, and water that fills the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere.
Đồng nghĩa: aether
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(countable, uncountable)(physics) A hypothetical form of dark energy postulated to explain observations of an accelerating universe.
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.
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pénkʷe ine-pro From Middle English -, borrowed from Middle French -, from quinta essentia (fifth essence, aether), equivalent to quint- + essence. "Essence" in this context is a synonym for "element". In pre-atomic/Aristotelian theory, there are four known elements or essences — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — and a putative fifth element (aether), which is considered to be of exceptional superior qu…