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English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�kwɪnt��s�nt��li/
audio|en-us-quintessentially.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
en-adv|-
- In a manner that is typical or characteristic of a thing's nature.
Quotations
1994 � Christopher Bulis, State of Change, ch XXIII, p237
:Peri handed Ptolemy his helmet. It had a crest on it, which she always thought looked quintessentially Roman.
Synonyms
typically
Related terms
quintessence
quintessential
fi:quintessentially
vi:quintessentially
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