Definition of Quintessential

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purest, most refined; most vital, most important
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(a.)
Of the nature of a quintessence; purest.
  
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quintessential
\quin`tes*sen"tial\ (?), a. of the nature of a quintessence; purest. "quintessential extract of mediocrity." eliot. [
quintessential
adj : representing the perfect example of a class or quality

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Being the embodiment or best example of
Do you think bin Laden is a product of his times? In other words, is he quintessentially a man of the nineties created by globalism and the collapse of ideology? Could he have existed or thrived in any other epoch?
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Adjective
1. representing the perfect example of a class or quality
(pertainym) quintessence
Quintessential Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Quintessence, literally fifth essence (from Latin quinta essentia), can refer to:

Science
  • Aether (classical element), the fifth classical element after earth, fire, water, and air
  • Quintessence (physics), a hypothetical form of dark energy; postulated to explain the accelerating universe
  • An international publishing group of scientific journals

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Quintessential Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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