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ad litteram

ad litteram adverb: to the letter.

Adverb

ad litteram (not comparable)

  1. To the letter.

Origin of ad litteram

Borrowed from Latin ad litteram.

Questions about ad litteram

What does ad litteram mean?
Ad litteram means to the letter.
What part of speech is ad litteram?
Ad litteram is an adverb.

Words near ad litteram in the dictionary

  1. ad libitum
  2. ad libs
  3. ad lip
  4. ad lips
  5. ad litem
  6. ad litteram
  7. ad loc
  8. ad loc.
  9. ad modum
  10. ad modum Donders
  11. ad nauseam

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