"quiddité" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ki.di.te/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-quiddité.wav Forms: quiddités [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin quidditas. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|ML.|quidditas}} Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin quidditas Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} quiddité f (plural quiddités)
  1. (philosophy) quiddity (essence or inherent nature of a person or thing; that which makes something what it is) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: eccéité
    Sense id: en-quiddité-fr-noun-zCNeRAgA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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