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thatness
noun
that·ness
Definition of thatness
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1 : the condition of being an existent thing apart from whatever may be known or stated about that thing
2 : resemblance to or affinity with one of the members and usually the second of a pair or series metaphor … brings out the thisness of a that, or the thatness of a this — K. D. Burke
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Origin and Etymology of thatness
1that + -ness
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