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.

Origin of qua

1
First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin quā, feminine ablative singular of the relative pronoun quī who

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qua

/ (kweɪ, kwɑː) /


preposition
  1. in the capacity of; by virtue of being

Origin of qua

1
C17: from Latin, ablative singular (feminine) of qui who

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