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1
an odd or peculiar habit
- for all of her quiddities, she is a very wise and generous lady
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2
the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
- Rembrandt's genius was his unparalleled ability to render a person's quiddity in a single portrait
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“Quiddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiddity. Accessed 1 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of quiddity was in the 14th century
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