quintessence

Noun
  1. The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water;
    Was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies (synset 114871273)
    domain usage: archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
    is a type of: element - one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
    same as: ether
  2. The purest and most concentrated essence of something (synset 105930807)
    is a type of: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
  3. The most typical example or representative of a type (synset 105830006)
    is a type of: example, illustration, instance, representative - an item of information that is typical of a class or group

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