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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

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

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. An old Scotch form of who.
  2. As being; so far as.
  3. n. A jail; quod.

Wiktionary

  1. adv. In the capacity of.
  2. prep. in the capacity of

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. conj. In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.

Etymologies

  1. From Latin qua ("in the capacity of"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin quā, feminine ablative sing. of quī, who; see kwo- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • 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

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