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quale
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kwah
-lee
,
-ley
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kwey
-lee
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qua·le
/
ˈkwɑ
li
,
-leɪ
,
ˈkweɪ
li
/
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[
kwah
-lee
,
-ley
,
kwey
-lee
]
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noun,
plural
qua·li·a
/
-li
ə
/
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[
-lee-
uh
]
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.
Philosophy
.
1.
a quality, as bitterness, regarded as an
independent
object
.
2.
a sense-datum or feeling having a distinctive quality.
Origin:
1665–75;
<
Latin
quāle,
neuter singular of
quālis
of what sort
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quale
(ˈkwɑːlɪ, ˈkweɪ-)
—
n
,
pl
-lia
philosophy
an essential property or quality
[C17: Latin, neuter singular of
qualis
of what kind]
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