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essence.

essence

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/e.sɑ̃s//ɛ.sɑ̃s//e.sɑ̃s/
  1. essence

    feminine
  2. petrol, gasoline

    feminine
  3. essence, essential oil

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French, from Latin essentia. Sense 2 very likely from Latin edō (“eat”), in the sense of 'what is eaten, fuel'. Many forms of the latter are indistinguishable from the former, and so the confusion with essence is very understandable.

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