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essence
essence
noun
Definition of ESSENCE
1
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is <the belief that power ultimately rests with the people is the very essence of democracy>
Related Words heart, spirit; alpha and omega, center, core, keynote, marrow, pith, seat; embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification; aspect, attribute, feature, property; gist, kernel, nub
Phrases name of the game
2
the central part or aspect of something under consideration <presented the essence of weeks of testimony in a 20-minute appeal to the jury>
Synonyms bottom line, bull's-eye, centerpiece, core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, meat, meat and potatoes, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, point, root, sum
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