ad hoc
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin ad hoc (“for this”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
ad hoc (comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc)
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
- (sciences) (of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- Special.
Derived terms
Translations
for this particular purpose
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special — see special
impromptu — see impromptu
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Adverb
ad hoc (comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc)
- On the spur of the moment.
- For a particular purpose.
Synonyms
Translations
on the spur of the moment
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for a particular purpose
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Further reading
- “ad hoc”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ad hoc, ad-hoc at Google Ngram Viewer
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Adjective
Usage notes
The Finnish term mainly used instead of "ad hoc committee" is työryhmä
Declension
Used only in uninflected form to modify a noun, as in ad hoc -komitea ("ad hoc committee").
Latin
Phrase
- to this end, for this, to this point, to this.
Portuguese
Etymology
Adjective
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- ad hoc (created for a particular purpose)
Spanish
Etymology
Adverb
- ad hoc (for this particular purpose)
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