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–adverb

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

Origin:
1640–50; < L quā fem. abl. sing. of quī who

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qua (kwā, kwä)

prep. In the capacity or character of; as: The President qua head of the party mediated the dispute.

[Latin quā, feminine ablative sing. of quī, who; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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qua

"as, in the capacity of," 1647, from L. qua, abl. sing. fem. of qui "who," from PIE *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (cf. O.E. hwa "who," hwæt "what;" Goth. hvas "who;" Gk. posos "how much?").

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Main Entry: qua
Pronunciation: 'kwä, 'kwA
Function: preposition
Etymology: Latin, which way, as, from ablative singular feminine of qui who
: in the capacity or character of qua stockholder>

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