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US /kwɑː/ UK /kwɑː/
Freq #43119

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1 prep · formal: in the capacity or... asin the capacity ofconsidered as
Word family
Related forms capacityrolesine qua non

Etymology

Borrowed directly from Latin quā 'in which way or capacity; as.' English retained the Latin form as a concise scholarly and philosophical preposition for isolating the particular role or aspect under consideration.

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