Alterity

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  • noun. The state of being different, especially with respect to one's perception of one's identity within a culture; otherness.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being other or different.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Otherness; the entity in contrast to which an identity is constructed.
  • Form
    altarity