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quiddity

quid·di·ty [ kwíddətee ] (plural quid·di·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. essence: the real nature or essential character of something

2. trifling distinction: an unimportant or trifling distinction

[Mid-16th century. < medieval Latin quidditas< Latin quid "what"]
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