ALTERITY

Noun

alterity (countable and uncountable, plural alterities)

(philosophy, anthropology) Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.

Source: Wiktionary


Al*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. altérité.]

Definition: The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.] For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity) rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 June 2025

SQUARE

(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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