alterity
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alterity
noun alterities
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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.
Similar: otherness
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Talk about this word "alterity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alterity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alterity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alterity "alterity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alterity.
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@misc{alterity_2026,
title = {alterity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alterity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
