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quiddity
noun (quiddit, ies)
  1. 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
    1. a trifle; a nicety or quibble
Translations: 
  • Spanish: minucia
Etymology: Mediaeval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid "what".

     
 
  

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