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qua definition

qua (kwā, kwä)

in the function, character, or capacity of; as the President qua Commander in Chief

Etymology: L, abl. sing. fem. of qui, who

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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