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1 quintessential
quin·tes·sen·tial[ˌkwɪntɪˈsen(t)ʃəl]this is the \quintessential English village dies ist der Inbegriff eines englischen Dorfesthe \quintessential Corsican meal korsische Küche pur* * *["kwIntI'senSəl]adj (liter)fundamental (geh)the quintessential English gentleman — der Inbegriff des englischen Gentleman
an instance of his quintessential bad taste —
the quintessential Catholicism of his whole attitude — seine fundamental (geh) or durch und durch katholische Haltung
* * *quintessential [ˌkwıntıˈsenʃl; US -tʃəl] adj (adv quintessentially) wesentlich, typisch, reinst(er, e, es)* * *adj.vollkommen adj.
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