Definitions for haecceity
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Princeton's WordNet
quiddity, haecceity(noun)
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
Wiktionary
haecceity(Noun)
The essence of a particular thing; those qualities that define it and make it unique.
Origin: From Medieval haecceitas, thisness, coined by Duns Scotus.
Webster Dictionary
Haecceity(u)
literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express individuality or singleness; as, this book
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