adj.
Of, relating to, or having the nature of a quintessence; being the most typical: "Liszt was the quintessential romantic" (Musical Heritage Review).
quintessentially quin'tes·sen'tial·ly adv.
quintessential
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adjective
- Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type: archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, classic, classical, model, paradigmatic, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, representative, typic, typical. See same/different/compare, usual/unusual.
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
representing the perfect example of a class or quality
Pertains to noun: quintessence (meaning #3)
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