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qua  (kw, kwä)
prep.
In the capacity or character of; as: The President qua head of the party mediated the dispute.
[Latin qu, feminine ablative sing. of qu, who; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
qua [kwah]
prep
in the capacity of; by virtue of being [Latin]

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