ad hoc
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From New Latin ad hoc "for this".
[edit] Pronunciation
- UK: IPA: /ˌæd ˈhɒk/, SAMPA: /%{d"hQk/
- US: IPA: /ˌæd ˈhɑːk/, /ˌæd ˈhɔk/, /ˌɑd ˈhɑːk/, /ˌæd ˈhak/
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[edit] Adjective
- for this particular purpose
- special
- created on the spur of the moment, impromptu
[edit] Translations
for this particular purpose
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Phrase
ad hoc
- to this end, for this, to this point, to this
