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feminine

/eˈsenθja/

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Translation

essence

Word origin

From Latin essentia ('being, nature'), formed from esse ('to be') to translate the Greek philosophical term ousia.

Origin
Latin
Root
essentia
English cognates
essence, essential

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralesencias

Examples

.

Freedom is the essence of his way of living.

perfume .

This perfume has an essence of roses.

, .

In essence, the two plans are the same.

.

We lost the essence of the project along the way.

vainilla sabor postre.

The vanilla essence gives the dessert a lot of flavour.

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This word is part of lesson 68.