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Meaning of essence


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  essence
      n 1: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
           idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
           argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
           "the nub of the story" [syn: {kernel}, {substance}, {core},
           {center}, {centre}, {essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and
           soul}, {inwardness}, {marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith},
           {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
      2: any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant
         properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from
         which it is extracted
      3: the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
         [syn: {effect}, {essence}, {burden}, {core}, {gist}]
      4: a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor [syn:
         {perfume}, {essence}]


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