qua

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kwɑː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwā, kwä)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
qua  (kwā, kwä),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. Foreign Termsas;
    as being;
    in the character or capacity of:The work of art qua art can be judged by aesthetic criteria only.
  • Latin quā feminine ablative singular of quī who
  • 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
qua /kweɪ; kwɑː/ prep
  1. in the capacity of; by virtue of being
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, ablative singular (feminine) of qui who
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