Etymology

ad absurdum

Today it means: To the point of absurdity. Full definition →

Latin ad absurdum ← ['la ',
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  1. ['la · borrowed from',
  2. Latin · borrowed fromad absurdum
  3. English todayad absurdum

Borrowed from Latin ad absurdum (“to absurdity”).

Words from the same roots

['la', all →

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