Alterity
Pronunciation : Al*ter"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. alt?rit?.]
Definition : Defn: 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
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