ab absurdo

US/ˌæbəbˈsɝˌdoʊ/US/ˌæˌbæbˈsɝˌdoʊ/US/ˌæˌbæbˈzɝˌdoʊ/

adverb

From absurdity.

OriginLatin ab absurdō →
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Meanings

adverbab absurdo (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFrom absurdity.

Origin

  1. Latinab absurdō
  2. Englishab absurdo

Learned borrowing from Latin ab absurdō (literally “away from harsh”), from ab (“of, from, by, since”) + absurdō (“silly, stupid”), ablative masculine/neuter of absurdus.

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ab absurdo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ab%20absurdo

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“ab absurdo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ab%20absurdo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ab absurdo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ab%20absurdo.

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