qua

  • 31qua — /kweɪ / (say kway), /kwa / (say kwah) preposition as; as being; in the character or capacity of: I protested qua parent rather than qua teacher. {Latin, originally ablative feminine of qui who} …

  • 32qua — As; in what manner; how; in the office r6le, or capacity of; as, qua guardian, qua executor …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 33qua — preposition Etymology: Latin, which way, as, from ablative singular feminine of qui who more at who Date: 1647 in the capacity or character of ; as < confusion of the role of scientist qua scientist with that of scientist as citizen Philip&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34qua — adverb /kwɑː,kweɪ/ In the capacity of. As anatomy, physiology and, later, psychology have developed into more or less well organized sciences, they have necessarily and rightly come to incorporate the study of, among other things, the structures …

    Wiktionary

  • 35qua — preposition Latin formal used to show you are talking about the main character or the general idea of something: Money, qua money, cannot provide happiness …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36qua — UK [kweɪ] / US / UK [kwɑː] / US [kwɑ] preposition formal as: used for describing the character or position of someone or something in a particular situation the novelist qua narrator …

    English dictionary

  • 37Qua — * Es steckt ein qua darhinter. – Simplic., I, 793 …

    Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • 38qua — /kwey/ Considered as; in the character or capacity of. For example, the trustee qua trustee [that is, in his character as trustee] is not liable, etc …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 39qua|drille — qua|drille1 «kwuh DRIHL», noun. 1. a square dance for four couples that usually has five parts or movements. 2. the music for such a dance. ╂[&LT; French quadrille, cuadrille &LT; Spanish cuadrilla troop of horsemen &LT; cuadro square (in battle) …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 40qua|qua|ver|sal|ly — «KWAH kwuh VUR suh lee», adverb. in all directions from a central point or area …

    Useful english dictionary