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Vinony

quintessential

adjective

  1. perfect as an example of a type of person or thing
  2. being a quintessence
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/

adj

Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From quintessence + -al.

  1. Of the nature of a quintessence (in all senses); being or relating to the ultimate essence of something.

    “Often heralded as the quintessential RPG, and rarely rivaled by any other, this game is becoming increasingly difficult to find due to the fact that so many RPG fans are buying them at every chance they get.”

    “The krogan evolved in a lethal ecology. Over millions of years, the grim struggle to survive larger predators, virulent disease, and resource scarcity on their homeworld, Tuchanka, turned the lizards into quintessential survivors.”

noun

Etymology: PIE word *pénkʷe From quintessence + -al.

  1. The fundamental essence of something.

    “A final aspect of the focus argument concerns the potential for integration to highlight the quintessentials of each subject.”