"quiditas" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkʷɪ.dɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkʷiː.di.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From quid (“what”) + -tās (“ness”). Etymology templates: {{af|la|quid|-tās|gloss1=what|gloss2=ness}} quid (“what”) + -tās (“ness”) Head templates: {{la-noun|quiditās<3>}} quiditās f (genitive quiditātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|quiditās<3>}} Forms: quiditās [canonical, feminine], quiditātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], quiditās [nominative, singular], quiditātēs [nominative, plural], quiditātis [genitive, singular], quiditātum [genitive, plural], quiditātī [dative, singular], quiditātibus [dative, plural], quiditātem [accusative, singular], quiditātēs [accusative, plural], quiditāte [ablative, singular], quiditātibus [ablative, plural], quiditās [singular, vocative], quiditātēs [plural, vocative], quidditās [alternative]
  1. (Medieval Latin) quiddity, whatness Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-3
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          "english": "But every essence or quiddity can be understood without anything being understood about its existence; for I can understand what a man is, or a phoenix, and yet not know whether it has existence in the nature of things.",
          "ref": "c. 1250, Thomas Aquinas, chapter 4, in Dē ente et essentiā:",
          "text": "Omnis autem essentia vel quiditās potest intelligī sine hōc, quod aliquid intelligātur dē esse suō; possum enim intelligere quid est homō vel phoenīx et tamen ignōrāre an esse habeat in rērum nātūrā.",
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          "english": "But every essence or quiddity can be understood without anything being understood about its existence; for I can understand what a man is, or a phoenix, and yet not know whether it has existence in the nature of things.",
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          "text": "Omnis autem essentia vel quiditās potest intelligī sine hōc, quod aliquid intelligātur dē esse suō; possum enim intelligere quid est homō vel phoenīx et tamen ignōrāre an esse habeat in rērum nātūrā.",
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