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1. (n.) quiddity
the quality that makes a thing what it is; essential nature.
2. quiddity
a trifling nicety of subtle distinction, as in argument.
Etymology: (1530–40; < ML quidditās= L quid what +-itās -ity)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) quibble, quiddity, cavil
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
2. (noun) quiddity, haecceity
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
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1. (noun) quiddity
the essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What is it?
2. (noun) quiddity
a trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble
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