Usage Note
Esencia can refer to the core nature of something, a perfume concentrate, or an essential oil. The adjective esencial (essential) is its most common derivative. The phrase en esencia means 'in essence' and is frequently used in formal writing.
Examples
"La esencia del arte es la libertad."
Natural Translation
The essence of art is freedom.

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