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Noun Concept
Categories: Aristotelianism, Metaphysical properties, Identity (philosophy), Metaphysical theories, Substance theory
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kernel  substance  core  center  centre
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The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience WordNet 3.0
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The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Essence is a polysemic term, having various meanings and uses. Wikipedia
Attribute that make an object or substance what it fundamentally is. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Term in philosophy Wikidata
The choicest, most essential or most vital part. OmegaWiki
The most important part of a thing; the essence. Wiktionary
Most important part of a thing. Wiktionary (translation)
The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith. Wiktionary
The most essential part. Wiktionary (translation)
The core of a thing; the most essential or important part. Wiktionary
The core, center, or essence of an object or system. Wiktionary
Core or essence of an object or system. Wiktionary (translation)
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc. Wiktionary
Essence or core of an issue, argument etc. Wiktionary (translation)
The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance. Wiktionary
Essential or vital part. Wiktionary (translation)
The essential part of anything; the most vital part. Wiktionary
Essential part. Wiktionary (translation)
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The gist of the prosecutor's argument WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The heart and soul of the Republican Party WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The nub of the story WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
The pith of my idea is that people should choose their own work hours. Wiktionary
The core of a subject. Wiktionary
The heart and soul of any democracy is its electorate. Wiktionary
The kernel of an argument. Wiktionary
What do you think is the nub of the problem? Wiktionary
IS A
content
property
PART OF
substance theory
HAS KIND
bare bones
quiddity
hypostasis
quintessence
stuff
HAS INSTANCE
human nature
DERIVATION
summate
all-important
cardinal
meaty
pithy
DIFFERENT FROM
entity
ousia
summary
OPPOSITE OF
accident
USAGE DOMAIN
Canadian English spelling
Australian English orthography
British English orthography
American English orthography
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
Wikipedia
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essence
Wikidata
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essence
Wiktionary
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core, gist, heart and soul, kernel, nub, pith, substance
OmegaWiki
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center, core, essence, gist, kernel, marrow, substance
Wikipedia Redirections
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Essence and existence, Essence and Existence, Essence preceds existence, essences, Essense, essentia, Essential properties, essential property, Essentially, Väsen (filosofi)
Wikidata Alias
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essential property

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