Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition In the capacity or character of; as.
from The Century Dictionary.
- An old Scotch form of
who . - As being; so far as.
- noun A jail; quod.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- conjunction In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In the
capacity of. - preposition in the capacity of
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The croak of the great blue heron sounded again; then far away, mysterious and spirit-like, floated a soft _qua, qua, qua_ -- the cry of the least bittern out of the heart of the swamp.
Roof and Meadow Dallas Lore Sharp 1899
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Domine Iesu Christe in qua nocte - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 – 1594)
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Also, what the qua is this psuedo psychological trope?
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing 2009
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Justice Story deemed the fugitive slave clause a sin qua non to ratification, probably giving it more respect than it deserved.
Balkinization 2007
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There was a similarly large celebration when Louis was born: "civitas Parisii in qua natus est, tanto gaudio fuit repleta, quod per septem dies … populus totius civitatis, laudes debitas solventes creatori suo, ducendo choreas canere non cessavit" (Delaborde, 1: 81 — 82).
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 2005
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Severum persecutionem concitasse refert, in qua per omnes ubique locorum Ecclesias, ab athletis pro pietate certantibus, illustria confecta fuerunt martyria.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Ita per seculorum millia (incredibile dictu) gens aeterna est in qua nemo nascitur.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Christianam religionem absolutam et simplicem, anili superstitione confundens; in qua scrutanda perplexius, quam componenda gravius excitaret discidia plurima; quae progressa fusius aluit concertatione verborum, ut catervis antistium jumentis publicis ultro citroque discarrentibus, per synodos (quas appellant) dum ritum omnem ad suum sahere conantur
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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It seems to me that ideologues aren't usually committed to an idea purely because of the idea qua the idea, but because they believe that the idea has superior normative value.
Why aren't we paying much attention to the most qualified Democratic candidate in the race? Ann Althouse 2007
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He said it lacked a certain je nes se qua, which is French for nothing, or something indefinable.
LKH Blog 2009
oroboros commented on the word qua
"in the capacity of"
April 25, 2008
milosrdenstvi commented on the word qua
Not quite a Greek Remark, as is my list title, but its use in Arisotle warrants its inclusion.
August 15, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word qua
Only used in Aristotle in Latin translations of Aristotle, however. The corresponding Greek word, if it was used, would begin with /p/.
August 15, 2008
milosrdenstvi commented on the word qua
Actually, it looks like Aristotle didn't use anything; I just looked at a manuscript translated "man qua man" and it was just "anthropos anthropou"...
August 15, 2008
nextcase commented on the word qua
In the opera "The Barber of Seville", everyone's favorite (mine, anyway) aria is "Figaro", wherein we hear, Eh, Figaro, son qua!" Followed by Figaro si, Figaro la, etc. Robin Williams sings it at the beginning of "Mrs. Doubtfire", while dubbing the voices of Tweety and Sylvester.
June 24, 2009