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quiddity
noun
(
quiddit, ies
)
the essence or inherent nature of a person or thing
1962
: My vision reeked with truth. It had the tone, / The and quaintness of its own / Reality. " Vladimir Nabokov,
Pale Fire
a trifle; a nicety or quibble
Translations:
Spanish: minucia
Etymology:
Mediaeval Latin
quidditas
, from Latin
quid
"what".
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