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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

/ kwɑː; kweɪ /

preposition

  1. in the capacity of; by virtue of being
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of qua1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin , feminine ablative singular of the relative pronoun ī who
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of qua1

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

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 — 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’s albums “Psychocandy,” “Darklands” and “Automatic” became the sine qua non of the 1980s alternative rock movement and carried the band well into the ’90s.

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