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Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle English, borrowed from Middle French, from Medieval Latin quinta essentia (“fifth essence, aether”). "Essence" in this context is a synonym for "element". In pre-atomic/Aristotlean theory, there are four known elements or essences — Earth, Air, Fire and Water — and a putative fifth element (aether), which is considered to be of exceptional superior quality to the other four basic elements.

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Noun [ edit ]

quintessence (countable and uncountable, plural quintessences)

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Translations [ edit ]

pure substance Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Dutch: quintessens (nl) f

Finnish: kvintessenssi Galician: quintaesencia f

Georgian: კვინტესენცია (ka) ( ḳvinṭesencia )

Greek: πεμπτουσία (el) f ( pemptousía )

essence in its most pure and concentrated form Armenian: քվինտ-էսենցիա (hy) ( kʿvint-ēsencʿia ) , բուն էություն ( bun ēutʿyun )

, Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Dutch: quintessens (nl) f

Finnish: kvintessenssi Galician: quintaesencia f

Georgian: კვინტესენცია (ka) ( ḳvinṭesencia ) , დედაარსი ( dedaarsi )

, Greek: πεμπτουσία (el) f ( pemptousía )

Maori: tino (mi)

Verb [ edit ]

quintessence (third-person singular simple present quintessences, present participle quintessencing, simple past and past participle quintessenced)

( transitive ) To reduce to its purest and most concentrated essence.

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