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quintessential

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representing the purest or most perfect example of something

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Quintessential in a sentence

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With its bustling cafes and narrow streets, the town felt like the quintessential European village.

Synonyms
archetypaldefinitiveexemplaryconsummate
Antonyms
atypicaluncharacteristic
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Questions about “quintessential

Quintessential (adjective) means representing the purest or most perfect example of something
Here is quintessential used in an example sentence: "With its bustling cafes and narrow streets, the town felt like the quintessential European village."
Common synonyms for quintessential include archetypal, definitive, exemplary, consummate.
Antonyms of quintessential include atypical, uncharacteristic.
Quintessential is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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