quiddity.

quiddity. The American Heritage-Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.: "quiddity

SYLLABICATION:quid-di-ty
1. The real nature of a thing; the essence. 2. A hairsplitting distinction; a quibble.
ETYMOLOGY:Medieval Latin quiddits, from Latin quid, what. See kwo- in Appendix I. "

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