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English noun: quiddity

1. quiddity (communication) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections


Synonymscavil, quibble


Broader (hypernym)equivocation, evasion

2. quiddity (cognition) the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other


Synonymshaecceity


Broader (hypernym)center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum









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