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essence

('/E/s/@/ns )

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

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