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Adjective in essence has 1 sense
- substantial, substantive, in essence - being the essence or essential element of a thing; "substantial equivalents"; "substantive information"
Antonyms: inessential, unessential (indirect, via essential)
Adverbial in essence has 2 senses
- basically, fundamentally, essentially, in essence, au fond - at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
- in principle, in theory, in essence - with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details; "in principle, we agree"
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