argumentum ad dictionarium

noun

An argument citing a dictionary definition as the proper and correct usage, and claiming that an excluded usage must be incorrect.

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Meanings

nounargumentum ad dictionarium (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableAn argument citing a dictionary definition as the proper and correct usage, and claiming that an excluded usage must be incorrect.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishargumentum ad dictionarium

From Latin [Term?].

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argumentum ad dictionarium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentum%20ad%20dictionarium

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“argumentum ad dictionarium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentum%20ad%20dictionarium. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “argumentum ad dictionarium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/argumentum%20ad%20dictionarium.

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