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essence
('/E/s/@/ns )

noun (n)

  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    center, centre, core, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
    source: wordnet30
  • any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted(noun.substance)
    source: wordnet30
  • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    burden, core, effect, gist
    source: wordnet30
  • a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    perfume
    source: wordnet30
  • The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To perfume; to scent.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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