单词 | quintessentiality |
释义 | quintessentialityn. Quintessential character or nature. ΚΠ 1838 New Monthly Mag. 53 304 A concentrated quintessentiality of them all. 1933 P. Rosenfeld in D. Ewen From Bach to Stravinsky xvii. 300 Its subtle gestures, its brief, sharp, delicate phrases, its quintessentiality, are like the thrusting open of doors into the interiors of the conscience. 1981 T. Holme Funeral of Gondolas i. 14 If you arrive by train, the very minute you emerge from the station you are immersed in the city's [sc. Venice's] quintessentiality. 1996 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 25 Aug. 4 d Three recent books offer a rich and varied portrait of the city of Los Angeles and the state of California... Each expresses the quintessentiality of being Californian today. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1838 |
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