Word of the Day for Monday, June 14, 2010
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quintessential \kwin-te-SEN-shel\, adjective:
quintessential \kwin-te-SEN-shel\, adjective:
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Being the most typical manifestation of a quality or a thing.
Being the most typical manifestation of a quality or a thing.
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The B.O. is the quintessential Chicago-style politician, and I mean that in the most corrupt, degenerate, unprincipled, vile, incorrigible, wanton, and vile way!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Quintessential translates from Latin as the "fifth element", quint "fifth" and essentia "essence." The idea of the fifth element stems from Greek and medieval alchemical beliefs in the purest essence of a substance.
Quintessential translates from Latin as the "fifth element", quint "fifth" and essentia "essence." The idea of the fifth element stems from Greek and medieval alchemical beliefs in the purest essence of a substance.
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