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Definition of quiddity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

quiddity

noun

/ˈkwɪdəti/

/ˈkwɪdəti/

[uncountable] (philosophy)

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the real nature of something
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin quidditas, from Latin quid ‘what’.

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