4 October 2015

quintessential

[kwin-tuh-sen-shuh l]

adjective

1. of the pure and essential essence of something:
the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
2. of or relating to the most perfect embodiment of something:
the quintessential performance of the Brandenburg Concertos.

Related forms

quintessentially, adverb

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Contemporary Examples

But in reality he is the quintessential example of how Washington corrupts.
Leon Panetta Is What’s Wrong With D.C.
Michael Cohen
October 7, 2014

Ignoring people you hooked up with at Shooters when encountering them on campus is a quintessential Duke experience.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating
Ellie Schaack
December 31, 2014

“That was quintessential Breitbart,” Irby said, sipping on a “Wave,” a frozen margarita swirled with sangria.
At Bars Nationwide, Conservatives Raise a Glass to Andrew Breitbart
Ben Jacobs, Laura Isensee
March 1, 2013

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Today’s quote

We need much less than we think we need.

– Maya Angelou

On this day

4 October 1669 – death of Rembrandt, famous Dutch painter.

4 October 1927 – commencement of Mt Rushmore sculptures near Keystone, South Dakota. It is a sculpture carved into the granite face of the mountain. The sculpture features the faces of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. Construction finished on 31 October 1941 because funding ran out. It was the brainchild of Doane Robinson. The carvings are 18m (60′) high and were carved by Gutzon Borglum and a team of 400 workers.

4 October 1931 – The comic strip, Dick Tracy, makes its debut in the Detroit Mirror and is distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York News syndicate. The cartoon was created by Chester Gould who continued to draw it until 1977.

4 October 1970 – death of Janis Joplin. American singer-songwriter. She was 27. Born 19 January 1943.