Italian

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Etymology

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From quintessenza +‎ are. Akin to Portuguese quintessenciar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwin.tes.senˈt͡sja.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: quin‧tes‧sen‧zià‧re

Verb

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quintessenziàre (first-person singular present quintessènzio, first-person singular past historic quintessenziài, past participle quintessenziàto, auxiliary avére) (uncommon, transitive)

  1. to quintessentialize, to reduce to the essentials (an experience, one's aesthetic enjoyment, etc.)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • quintessenziare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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