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Quiddity
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Quiddity
noun
(pl.
quiddities
)
1.
An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.
Synonyms:
cavil
,
quibble
.
2.
The essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other.
Synonym:
haecceity
.
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Words linked to "Quiddity" :
core
,
gist
,
inwardness
,
centre
,
kernel
,
heart and soul
,
evasion
,
marrow
,
heart
,
quibble
,
equivocation
,
center
,
nitty-gritty
,
sum
,
essence
,
meat
,
substance
,
haecceity
,
pith
,
nub
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