a fortiori
English
Etymology
From Latin ā (“from”) and fortiōrī, comparative of fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
a fortiori (comparative more a fortiori, superlative most a fortiori)
Adverb
a fortiori (comparative more a fortiori, superlative most a fortiori)
- With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
- 1954, Gilbert Ryle, “dilemma vii: Perception”, in Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures, 1953, The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press, page 103:
- Now starting and stopping cannot themselves have starts or stops, or, a fortiori, middles either.
- 2011, Mortimer Jerome Adler, How to Prove There Is a God:
- We're bound to accept an a fortiori claim because of our prior acceptance of a weaker application of the same reasoning. Frank can't run to the store in less than five minutes, and the restaurant is several blocks further away than the store. Thus, a fortiori, Frank can't run to the restaurant in less than five minutes.
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See also
French
Alternative forms
- à fortiori (misspelling)
Pronunciation
Adverb
a fortiori
- a fortiori
- Synonym: à plus forte raison