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quale

noun
qua·​le | \ ˈkwä-lē How to pronounce quale (audio) , -ˌlā\
plural qualia\ ˈkwä-​lē-​ə How to pronounce qualia (audio) \

Definition of quale

1 : a property (such as redness) considered apart from things having the property : universal
2 : a property as it is experienced as distinct from any source it might have in a physical object

First Known Use of quale

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for quale

Latin, neuter of qualis of what kind

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