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Definition of qua preposition from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

qua

preposition

/kweɪ/,

/kwɑː/

/kweɪ/,

/kwɑː/

(from Latin, formal)

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as something; in the role of something
- The soldier acted qua soldier, not as a human being.
see also sine qua non
Word OriginLatin, ablative feminine singular of qui ‘who’.

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