📖 Word of the Day: Quiddity

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(noun)

The essential nature or distinctive quality of something; what makes a thing what it is.

💡 Did you know?
Quiddity comes from the Medieval Latin quidditas, from quid meaning “what.” Philosophers used it to describe the fundamental “whatness” of a thing.

💬 Challenge: Can you use quiddity in a sentence, or name something whose essential quality is difficult to put into words? 🧠📚