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esensi

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch essentie, from Latin essentia (the being or essence of a thing), from an artificial formation of esse (to be), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, being), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, I am, exist). Doublet of esens and esensial.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɛsɛnsi]
  • Hyphenation: èsèn‧si

Noun

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esensi (plural)

  1. essence: the inherent nature of a thing or idea.
    Synonyms: hakikat, inti, pokok
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Further reading

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