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quintessential

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
quintessential /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)l/

▶adjective representing the most perfect or typical example.

– derivatives
quintessentially adverb.

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