Etymology

ad verbum

Today it means: On a word-by-word basis, without rephrasing; word for word; verbatim. Full definition →

Latin ad verbum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromad verbum“to the word”
  2. English todayad verbum

Borrowed from Latin ad verbum (“to the word”).

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