"ad-hockery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ad-hockeries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ad-hockery (countable and uncountable, plural ad-hockeries)
  1. Alternative spelling of ad hocery Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: ad hocery
    Sense id: en-ad-hockery-en-noun-syCSG1kr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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