Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ad verbum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.93 in modern English

Syllables
ad ver-bum
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ad verbum mean?
On a word-by-word basis, without rephrasing; word for word; verbatim.
Where does ad verbum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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