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essence
noun
a
strong
liquid
extract
that
contains
the
concentrated
flavour
or
fragrance
of
something
•
Add
a
few
drops
of
vanilla
essence
to
the
cake
batter
.
Add
a
few
drops
of
vanilla
essence
to
the
cake
batter
.
•
Mint
essence
freshened
the
room
as
soon
as
he
opened
the
bottle
.
Mint
essence
freshened
the
room
as
soon
as
he
opened
the
bottle
.
Adopted
in
the
17th
century
for
concentrated
flavourings
,
extending
the
older
philosophical
sense
.
noun
the
basic
nature
or
most
important
quality
of
something
that
makes
it
what
it
is
•
The
essence
of
good
storytelling
is
creating
believable
characters
.
The
essence
of
good
storytelling
is
creating
believable
characters
.
•
Freedom
is
the
very
essence
of
democracy
.
Freedom
is
the
very
essence
of
democracy
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
‘
essentia
’,
based
on
‘
esse
’
meaning
‘
to
be
’.
