Engelsk substantiv: quintessence | 
| 1.  | quintessence (om masse eller substans) the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies | 
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  | Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | ether | 
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  | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | element | 
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  | Overordnet anvendelse | archaicism, archaism | 
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| 2.  | quintessence (om erkjendelse) the purest and most concentrated essence of something | 
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  | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | 
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| 3.  | quintessence (om erkjendelse) the most typical example or representative of a type | 
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  | Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | example, illustration, instance, representative | 
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