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Minnaloushe Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Ad= for, hoc = this?


ad hoc
adj. (from Latin) arranged or happening when necessary and not planned in advance
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ad+hoc&allowed_in_frame=0 indicates "ad hoc" literally means "for this".

Do "ad" mean "for", and "hoc" mean "this" in Latin?

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More often "ad" translates as "to". However, prepositions can be very idiomatic and may not always translate consistently one-to-one.

— GPY

  • More often "ad" translates as "to".
  • However, prepositions can be very idiomatic and may not always translate consistently one-to-one.
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More often "ad" translates as "to". However, prepositions can be very idiomatic and may not always translate consistently one-to-one.
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