qua

[ kwey, kwah ]

/ kweɪ, kwɑ /

adverb

as; as being; in the character or capacity of: The work of art qua art can be judged by aesthetic criteria only.

Origin of qua

1640–50; <Latin quā feminine ablative singular of quīwho

Words nearby qua

qto., qtr., QTS, qty., qu., qua, Quaalude, quack, quackery, quack grass, quacksalver

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Example sentences from the Web for qua

Nihil tamen a matrice alienatur a qua proprietates suas ducit.
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph Harnack
Qua describitur autoris navigatio, quæque in mari vidit memoriæ prodenda: Villegagnonis in America gesta, etc.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Henry Martyn Baird
A sister is a creature whose very property and tendency (qua sister) is to alienate herself, not to gather round your centre.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2|Thomas de Quincey
They hated Englishmen, qua Englishmen, and made no secret of it.
Ireland as It Is|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

When I say “we,” I mean mankind generally, for things may exist qua one man and not qua another.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler|Samuel Butler

British Dictionary definitions for qua

qua

/ (kweɪ, kwɑː) /

preposition

in the capacity of; by virtue of being

Word Origin for qua

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

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单词	qua
释义	qua [ kwey, kwah ] / kweɪ, kwɑ / adverb as; as being; in the character or capacity of: The work of art qua art can be judged by aesthetic criteria only. Origin of qua 1640–50; <Latin quā feminine ablative singular of quīwho Words nearby qua qto., qtr., QTS, qty., qu., qua, Quaalude, quack, quackery, quack grass, quacksalver Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for qua Nihil tamen a matrice alienatur a qua proprietates suas ducit. History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)\|Adolph Harnack Qua describitur autoris navigatio, quæque in mari vidit memoriæ prodenda: Villegagnonis in America gesta, etc. The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)\|Henry Martyn Baird A sister is a creature whose very property and tendency (qua sister) is to alienate herself, not to gather round your centre. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2\|Thomas de Quincey They hated Englishmen, qua Englishmen, and made no secret of it. Ireland as It Is\|Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.) When I say “we,” I mean mankind generally, for things may exist qua one man and not qua another. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler\|Samuel Butler British Dictionary definitions for qua qua / (kweɪ, kwɑː) / preposition in the capacity of; by virtue of being Word Origin for qua C17: from Latin, ablative singular (feminine) of qui who 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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