"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 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”) 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; even more so; all the more so.
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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɑː fɔːɹtɪˈoʊɹiː/ (note: Latinized), /ˈeɪ fɔɹʃˈjɔˑɹaɪ/ [Eastern-New-England, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-a fortiori.wav 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”) 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)
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "főleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "annál inkább"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "annál is inkább"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "még inkább"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "a fortiori"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "deodeogundana",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "더더군다나"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "a fortiori"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "a fortiori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "be tarighe owla",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "به طریق اولی"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "a fortiori"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a fortiori"
}

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