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quiddity

quid·dity

UK/ˈkwɪdɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.

an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

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2.

the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other

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Origin

From Middle English quidite, from Old French quidité, and its source, Late Latin quidditās, from Latin quid (“what”) + -itas (“-ness”) (whence -ity).

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