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The term quintessential is used to describe a most perfect embodiment of something. It is also used as the most typical representation of a quality. |
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A burger sandwich may not be the highest quality food but a quintessential burger is the best representation of a normal burger of highest quality. In design, the Coca Cola bottle is often referred to as a quintessential bottle. Among Christians, the Bible maybe considered the quintessential book. The Montblanc fountain pen, virtually unchanged since the 1920's may be considered the quintessential pen. Calling things "the Mercedes or the Rolls Royce under so and so" makes the two brands quintessential cars. |
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1) Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quintessential |
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2) The free dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quintessential |
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--[[User:Axelschultze|Axelschultze]] ([[User talk:Axelschultze|talk]]) 09:19, 14 April 2012 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 09:19, 14 April 2012
The term quintessential is used to describe a most perfect embodiment of something. It is also used as the most typical representation of a quality.
Examples A burger sandwich may not be the highest quality food but a quintessential burger is the best representation of a normal burger of highest quality. In design, the Coca Cola bottle is often referred to as a quintessential bottle. Among Christians, the Bible maybe considered the quintessential book. The Montblanc fountain pen, virtually unchanged since the 1920's may be considered the quintessential pen. Calling things "the Mercedes or the Rolls Royce under so and so" makes the two brands quintessential cars.
[1] 1) Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quintessential 2) The free dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/quintessential
--Axelschultze (talk) 09:19, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
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