quale

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These subjective conscious experiences are called "quale," plural "qualia," another good word for showing off your philosophy knowledge.

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  • The only indictment that can be brought against the father of Coleridge is that he was a zealous Latin scholar, and proposed that the term “ablative” be abolished as insufficient, and in its stead should be used that of “quale-quare-quiddative case.” He was a simple, amiable, excellent man who did his work the best he could, and was beloved by all the parish. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5
  • I think sarah palin gave the worst speech ive seen in many many years, is she the new dan quale or what? —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • I think sarah palin gave the worst speech ive seen in many many years, is she the new dan quale or what? en Español —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
  • These subjective conscious experiences are called "quale," plural "qualia," another good word for showing off your philosophy knowledge. —  Planet Atheism
  • 528. The ambassador seems to have entertained no doubt of the complete success that would have crowned the movement had Francis's life been spared: "Il quale, se vivea un poco più, non solamente averia ripresso, ma estinto dal tutto quell' incendio che ora consuma il regno." —  The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
 

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  1. From Latin quāle, neuter of quālis, of what kind; see quality.

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  1. Middle English, from Anglo-Saxon cwalu, slaughter, destruction (= Old Saxon quala, quale = Middle Dutch quaele, Dutch kwaal, sickness, disease, = Middle Low German quale, Low German quaal, kwaal = Old High German quala, chwala, chala, Middle High German quale, kale, German qual = Icelandic kvöl = Swedish qual = Danish kval, pang, agony), from cwelan, die: see quail.
  2. Latin, neuter of qualis, interrog., of what character or quality, of what sort; rel., of such a kind; indefinite, having some quality or other: see quality.
 

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/ˈkweɪli/
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