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Translate quintessence from English to French

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quintessence:
- quintessence
Wiktionary:
- quintessence → quintessence
- quintessence → incarnation, quintessence, essence absolue

English

Detailed Translations for quintessence from English to French

quintessence:

quintessence [the ~] nom

the quintessence (basic essentials)
la quintessence
- quintessence [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for quintessence:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
quintessence	basic essentials; quintessence	inner; middle; nucleus; pivot
-	aether; ether

Related Words for "quintessence":

quintessences

Synonyms for "quintessence":

ether; element
kernel; substance; core; center; essence; gist; heart; heart and soul; inwardness; marrow; meat; nub; pith; sum; nitty-gritty
example; illustration; instance; representative

Related Definitions for "quintessence":

the most typical example or representative of a type¹
the purest and most concentrated essence of something¹
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies¹

Wiktionary Translations for quintessence:

quintessence

noun

(term, Philosophie ancienne) constituer des quatre éléments (l’eau, la terre, le feu, l’air) auquel est rajouté l’éther ou l’essence, l’élément le plus subtil.
- quintessence → quintessence

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• quintessence	→ incarnation	↔ Inbegriff — Assoziation, typischer Vertreter einer Gruppe
• quintessence	→ quintessence; essence absolue	↔ Quintessenz — das Wesen einer Sache; das endgültige Ergebnis dessen, was man aus allem Vorhergegangenen schlussfolgern kann

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