Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- prep. In the capacity or character of; as: The President qua head of the party mediated the dispute.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- conj. In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.
Etymologies
- Latin quā, feminine ablative sing. of quī, who; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“The croak of the great blue heron sounded again; then far away, mysterious and spirit-like, floated a soft _qua, qua, qua_ -- the cry of the least bittern out of the heart of the swamp.”
“Domine Iesu Christe in qua nocte - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 – 1594)”
“Also, what the qua is this psuedo psychological trope?”
I want you to stop stalking "overweight" women. - Feministing
“Justice Story deemed the fugitive slave clause a sin qua non to ratification, probably giving it more respect than it deserved.”
“There was a similarly large celebration when Louis was born: "civitas Parisii in qua natus est, tanto gaudio fuit repleta, quod per septem dies … populus totius civitatis, laudes debitas solventes creatori suo, ducendo choreas canere non cessavit" (Delaborde, 1: 81 — 82).”
A Tender Age: Cultural Anxieties over the Child in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries
“Ita per seculorum millia (incredibile dictu) gens aeterna est in qua nemo nascitur.”
“Christianam religionem absolutam et simplicem, anili superstitione confundens; in qua scrutanda perplexius, quam componenda gravius excitaret discidia plurima; quae progressa fusius aluit concertatione verborum, ut catervis antistium jumentis publicis ultro citroque discarrentibus, per synodos (quas appellant) dum ritum omnem ad suum sahere conantur”
“Severum persecutionem concitasse refert, in qua per omnes ubique locorum Ecclesias, ab athletis pro pietate certantibus, illustria confecta fuerunt martyria.”
“It seems to me that ideologues aren't usually committed to an idea purely because of the idea qua the idea, but because they believe that the idea has superior normative value.”
Why aren't we paying much attention to the most qualified Democratic candidate in the race?
“He said it lacked a certain je nes se qua, which is French for nothing, or something indefinable.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘qua’.
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Q words
Ever get stuck with the random bunch of letters and a q and not know any words? Well, maybe this will help.
quire, quais, quai, queer, quoit, quitrent, quit, quipster, question, quest, questing, quests and 208 more...
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Good mouth feel words
just like it sounds
detritus, qua, denouement, translucent, obsequious, prismatic, Lanquidity, interestingness, dailiness, messily, liquefy, randomalia and 3 more...
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Words Surprisingly Accepted by Scrabble on My i...
Official Scrabble for the iPhone.
neb, rared, ae, begum, biner, pignut, nogs, qua, za, diss, qi
nextcase In the opera "The Barber of Seville", everyone's favorite (mine, anyway) aria is "Figaro", wherein we hear, Eh, Figaro, son qua!" Followed by Figaro si, Figaro la, etc. Robin Williams sings it at the beginning of "Mrs. Doubtfire", while dubbing the voices of Tweety and Sylvester. Jun 24, 2009
milosrdenstvi Actually, it looks like Aristotle didn't use anything; I just looked at a manuscript translated "man qua man" and it was just "anthropos anthropou"... Aug 15, 2008
qroqqa Only used in Aristotle in Latin translations of Aristotle, however. The corresponding Greek word, if it was used, would begin with /p/. Aug 15, 2008
milosrdenstvi Not quite a Greek Remark, as is my list title, but its use in Arisotle warrants its inclusion. Aug 15, 2008
oroboros "in the capacity of" Apr 25, 2008