qua /kwɑː, kweɪ $ kwɑː/ BrE AmE preposition formal
used to show you are talking about the basic nature or job of someone or something:
Money, qua money, cannot provide happiness.
⇨ ↑ sine qua non
qua /kwɑː, kweɪ $ kwɑː/ BrE AmE preposition formal
used to show you are talking about the basic nature or job of someone or something:
Money, qua money, cannot provide happiness.
⇨ ↑ sine qua non
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012