"a fortiori" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɑː fɔːɹtɪˈoʊɹiː/ (note: Latinized), /ˈeɪ fɔɹʃˈjɔˑɹaɪ/ [Eastern-New-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-a fortiori.wav [US] Forms: more a fortiori [comparative], most a fortiori [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ā (“from”) and fortiōrī, comparative of fortis (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{m+|la|ā|t=from}} Latin ā (“from”), {{m|la|fortiōrī}} fortiōrī, {{m|la|fortis|t=strong}} fortis (“strong”) Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} a fortiori (comparative more a fortiori, superlative most a fortiori)
  1. With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
    Sense id: en-a_fortiori-en-adj-lTWpMMAm

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɑː fɔːɹtɪˈoʊɹiː/ (note: Latinized), /ˈeɪ fɔɹʃˈjɔˑɹaɪ/ [Eastern-New-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-a fortiori.wav [US] Forms: more a fortiori [comparative], most a fortiori [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ā (“from”) and fortiōrī, comparative of fortis (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{m+|la|ā|t=from}} Latin ā (“from”), {{m|la|fortiōrī}} fortiōrī, {{m|la|fortis|t=strong}} fortis (“strong”) Head templates: {{en-adv|nolinkhead=1}} a fortiori (comparative more a fortiori, superlative most a fortiori)
  1. With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim. Related terms: a posteriori, a priori Translations (Translations): առավել ևս (aṙavel ews) (Armenian), a fortiori (Dutch), a fortiori (French), a fortiori (German), και δη (kai di) (Greek), κατά μείζονα λόγο (katá meízona lógo) (Greek), קַל וָחֹמֶר (qal vaḥómer) (Hebrew), végképp (Hungarian), különösen (Hungarian), főleg (Hungarian), annál inkább (Hungarian), annál is inkább (Hungarian), még inkább (Hungarian), a fortiori (Italian), 더더군다나 (deodeogundana) (Korean), a fortiori (Latin), a fortiori (Norwegian Bokmål), به طریق اولی (be tarighe owla) [singular] (Persian), a fortiori (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-a_fortiori-en-adv-lTWpMMAm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Alternative forms

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