This week’s theme
Coined words

This week’s words
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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(IN-skayp)

MEANING:

noun: The unique essence of a person, place, or thing, especially as expressed in a work of art such as a poem.

ETYMOLOGY:

Coined by the poet and priest Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) who, in turn, was inspired by the philosopher Duns Scotus (c. 1266-1308). Earliest documented use: 1868.
See also, quiddity, haecceity, and whatness.

USAGE:

“McCabe has said that ‘I’ve always felt that naturalism or social realism only provides a third of the story ... [it] gives you the marble but not the inscape of the statue.’”
Patrick McCabe; The Butcher Boy; Picador; 2015.

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