Front | qua \KWAH\ |
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Back | preposition In the capacity or character of: as. [From Latin qua, from qui (who).] "Their old standing friends, qua individuals and groups, have to unite and wage a worldwide campaign that should equal the protests that are being made against G8, WTO, IMF, World Bank etc." - M B Naqvi; Immoral and Illegal; The Daily Star (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Jul 19, 2004. "Fifth, the self-perpetuating tendencies of educational institutions, qua institutions, should never go unchallenged when they perpetuate socially disputable functions." - Philip L. Smith; Mind: Anticipation and Chaos (book reviews); Philosophy East and West (Honolulu, Hawaii); Jan 1, 1995. |
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