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alterities

alterities is the plural of alterity.

Meaning of alterity

Noun

alterity (countable and uncountable, plural alterities)

  1. Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
    • Nominal declensions, verbal case endings, gerundival constructions, in short, the full range of grammatical alterations—for which Sanskrit has a particular genius and meticulous order—announce language itself as a field of alterity.2014, Dan Lusthaus, Buddhist Phenomenology, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    otherness

Questions about alterities

What is alterities the plural of?
Alterities is the plural of alterity.

Words near alterities in the dictionary

  1. altering or changing
  2. alteringly
  3. alterings
  4. alteriority
  5. alterite
  6. alterities
  7. alteritism
  8. alterity
  9. altermagnetism
  10. Alterman
  11. Altermans

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