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quintessence

/kwɪnˈtɛsəns/ · 12 letters · 8 distinct letters

  1. noun

    the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies

  2. noun

    the purest and most concentrated essence of something

  3. noun

    the most typical example or representative of a type

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