- quintessential
- quintessential (adj.) c.1600, from QUINTESSENCE (Cf. quintessence) (M.L. quint essentia) + -AL (Cf. -al) (1). Related: Quintessentially.
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Quintessential — Quin tes*sen tial, a. Of the nature of a quintessence; purest; most characteristic. Quintessential extract of mediocrity. G. Eliot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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quintessential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ representing the most perfect or typical example. DERIVATIVES quintessentially adverb … English terms dictionary
quintessential — [[t]kwɪ̱ntɪse̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something. [FORMAL] This was quintessential Midwestern farming country... Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New… … English dictionary
quintessential — quin·tes·sen·tial (kwĭn tə sĕnʹshəl) adj. Of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: “Liszt was the quintessential romantic” (Musical Heritage Review). quin tes·senʹtial·ly adv. * * * … Universalium
quintessential — adj. Quintessential is used with these nouns: ↑example … Collocations dictionary
quintessential — quin|tes|sen|tial [ˌkwıntıˈsenʃəl] adj being a perfect example of a particular type of person or thing = ↑typical ▪ Guys and Dolls is the quintessential American musical. >quintessentially adv ▪ a place that is quintessentially English … Dictionary of contemporary English
quintessential — adjective being a perfect example of a particular type of person or thing: Guys and Dolls is the quintessential American musical. quintessentially adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Quintessential Media Player — Quintessential Player/Quintessential Media Player Тип медиапроигрыватель Разработчик Paul Quinn (Quinnware) … Википедия
Quintessential Player — Infobox Software name = Quintessential Player caption = Quintessential Player including Remote developer = Paul Quinn (Quinnware) released = ? frequently updated = yes programming language = ? operating system = Windows language = ? genre = Media … Wikipedia
