qua

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I was afraid they might start to quack--qua-qua Indeed there was a certain fear, even madness, in the eyes of the artist--the madness which shortly led him to his untimely grave Old man, it is necessary to have something beautiful.

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  1. preposition In the capacity or character of; as: The President qua head of the party mediated the dispute.

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  1. Latin quā, feminine ablative sing. of quī, who; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin quā (often written quâ), as far as, so far as, as, at or in which place, in what manner, how, orig. ablative feminine of qui, who, which: see who.
  2. apparently a variant of quad, quod.
 

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