Etymology

ad hoc

Today it means: For a particular purpose. Full definition →

New Latin ad hoc
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  1. New Latin · learned borrowing fromad hoc“to this, for this”
  2. English todayad hoc

Learned borrowing from New Latin ad hoc (“to this, for this”).

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