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Meaning of alterity | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Otherness, alterity.
  2. Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Alterität
Español alteridad
Suomi toiseus
Français altérité
Gaeilge eachtarthacht eileacht
Nederlands anders zijn
Português alteridade outridade

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

altermagnetism Alterman Altern alternacy alternan alternance

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