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Otherness Definition & Meaning

otherness
noun
  1. the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known

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What does otherness mean?
the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
What part of speech is otherness?
Otherness is a noun.

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