| Pronunciation: | | `kwinti'senshul
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] representing the perfect example of a class or quality |
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QUINTESSENTIAL is a 14 letter word that starts with Q. |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Quin`tes*sen"tial\, a.
Of the nature of a quintessence; purest. ``Quintessential
extract of mediocrity.'' --G. Eliot.
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