Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ad referendum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: ad ref-er-en-dum
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Subject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract.

Example Sentences

"The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s was adopted by consensus ad referendum and recommended for approval by the Assembly later this year."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad referendum (“subject to reference”).

Questions

What does ad referendum mean?: Subject to agreement by others and finalization of details, especially an ad referendum contract.
Where does ad referendum come from?: Borrowed from Latin ad referendum (“subject to reference”).

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