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The fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies.

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Dynamic scalar field hypothesized as a form of dark energy.

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Fifth element in addition to the four classical elements, used by medieval alchemists for a medium similar or identical to that thought to make up the heavenly bodies.

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Uso de quintessence en inglés
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In fact, the need of domination was the quintessence of his being.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2)
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Hence the Macedonian question was the quintessence of the Near Eastern Question.
The Balkan Wars: 1912-1913 / Third Edition
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Indeed, the psychical shrinking is really the quintessence of the physical fear.
The Soul of the Far East
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Well, yes, for the occupation shows the tendency, the quintessence of character.
The Second Deluge
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It was the quintessence of every melodic cliché Reich had ever heard.
The Demolished Man
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I get the quintessence of enjoyment by treating Mallow as a liqueur.
The Moon out of Reach
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The air that one inhales with delight is a quintessence of perfumes.
Original Short Stories — Volume 13
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The individuality, the quintessence, of a writer lies completely outside his view.
Aspects of Literature
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This part of your letter to me is a quintessence of richness.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...
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His father, who is the quintessence of aristocracy, has cast him off.
Memories of Hawthorne
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But isn't it beautiful, all that out there-thereal quintessence of life.
Northern Lights, Volume 2.
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Goodness of heart, generosity of affections, the very quintessence of good nature!
Explanation of Catholic Morals / A Concise, Reasoned, and Popula...
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She was very lovely!-true-butwhatwas the quintessence of dust to him?
Paul Faber, Surgeon
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I have often seen Simon Russell Beale: the quintessence of an intelligent heart.
The Guardian
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Animal life feeds on the quintessence of life in its seeds.
Among the Forces
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In the ghost story, we have the very quintessence of mystery.
The Best Ghost Stories
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