wikipedia|dab=Essence (disambiguation)|essence
English

Etymology
From Old (and modern) French #French|essence, from Latin essentia, from an irregular formation of esse �be�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��s�ns/
SAMPA|/"Es@ns/

Noun
wikipedia|essence|essence (philosophy)
en-noun

1. The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
2. A significant feature of something.
3. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.

#* essence of Jojoba

1. fragrance|Fragrance, a perfume.
2. philosophy The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.

Translations
trans-top|inherent nature
Finnish: olemus, perusolemus
Hebrew: he-translation|���ת|mahút f
Italian: essenza f
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ج������ر
Slovene: bistvo n
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trans-top|significant feature
Finnish: tärkeä piirre, tuntomerkki
Italian: essenza f
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trans-top|concentrate
Finnish: esanssi
Italian: essenza f
trans-mid
Slovene: esenca f
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trans-top|fragrance
Hebrew: he-translation|נ����|nikhó`akh m, he-translation|��ש�|bósem m
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Slovene: esenca f
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trans-top|true nature of something
Finnish: perusolemus
Hebrew: he-translation|���ת|mahút f
Italian: essenza f
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Slovene: bistvo n
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Derived terms
of the essence
in essence

French

Etymology
Old French, from Latin essentia, from an irregular formation of esse �be�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/es��s/

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. context|philosophy|theology|lang=fr #English|essence
2. petrol, gasoline
3. #English|essence, essential oil

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