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quiddity

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Main Entry: quid·di·ty
Pronunciation: \ˈkwi-də-tē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural quid·di·ties
Etymology: Middle English quidite, from Medieval Latin quidditat-, quidditas essence, from Latin quid what, neuter of quis who — more at who
Date: 14th century

1 : whatever makes something the type that it is : essence
2 a : a trifling point : quibble b : crotchet, eccentricity




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