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ad hominems

ad hominems is the plural of ad hominem.

Meaning of ad hominem

Noun

ad hominem (plural ad hominems)

  1. (informal, proscribed) A personal attack.

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Questions about ad hominems

What is ad hominems the plural of?
Ad hominems is the plural of ad hominem.

Words near ad hominems in the dictionary

  1. ad hocracy
  2. ad hocrat
  3. ad hocrats
  4. ad hom
  5. ad hominem
  6. ad hominems
  7. ad hominum
  8. ad homs
  9. ad idem
  10. ad in
  11. ad infinitum

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