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qua

[ kwey, kwah ]

adverb

  1. as; as being; in the character or capacity of:

    The work of art qua art can be judged by aesthetic criteria only.



qua

/ kw蓱藧; kwe瑟 /

preposition

  1. in the capacity of; by virtue of being
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of qua1

First recorded in 1640鈥50; from Latin 辩耻腻, feminine ablative singular of the relative pronoun 辩耻墨 who
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of qua1

C17: from Latin, ablative singular (feminine) of qui who
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Example Sentences

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The photo-op had supplanted policy as the sine qua non of political discourse.

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The core of the Jan. 6 case is a breathtaking effort to exhort supporters to commit an insurrection and prevent the peaceful transfer of power, the sine qua non of a democracy.

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What I did in the meantime 鈥 because I knew that I had to be there and eat the food, and know the people, and that was sine qua non.

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Impartiality is the sine qua non for any jurist, therefore, the privilege of a lifetime appointment requires strict avoidance of even the slightest appearance of partisanship.

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The Mary Chain鈥檚 albums 鈥淧sychocandy,鈥 鈥淒arklands鈥 and 鈥淎utomatic鈥 became the sine qua non of the 1980s alternative rock movement and carried the band well into the 鈥90s.

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