quintessential
/ˌkwɪn·təˈsen·ʃəl/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› representing the most perfect or most typical example of something: a quintessential small town a quintessential athlete quintessentially /ˌkwɪn·təˈsen·ʃə·li/ adv [not gradable] › She is quintessentially American.
(Definition of quintessential adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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