ad verbum

adverb

On a word-by-word basis, without rephrasing; word for word; verbatim.

OriginLatin ad verbum →
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Meanings

adverbad verbum (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOn a word-by-word basis, without rephrasing; word for word; verbatim.

Synonyms & antonyms

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literallyword-for-word

Origin

  1. Latinad verbum“to the word”
  2. Englishad verbum

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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