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reductio ad Stalinum

reductio ad Stalinum noun: synonym of red-baiting.

Noun

reductio ad Stalinum (plural reductio ad Stalinums)

  1. Synonym of red-baiting.
    Synonyms:
    red-baiting

Synonyms of reductio ad Stalinum

Forms of reductio ad Stalinum

pluralreductio ad Stalinums

Origin of reductio ad Stalinum

Pseudo-Latinism, derived from reductio ad absurdum by analogy with reductio ad Hitlerum.

Questions about reductio ad Stalinum

What does reductio ad Stalinum mean?
Reductio ad Stalinum means synonym of red-baiting.
What part of speech is reductio ad Stalinum?
Reductio ad Stalinum is a noun.
What is the plural of reductio ad Stalinum?
The plural of reductio ad Stalinum is reductio ad Stalinums.

Words near reductio ad Stalinum in the dictionary

  1. reducting
  2. reductio ad absurdum
  3. reductio ad absurdums
  4. reductio ad Hitlerum
  5. reductio ad Hitlerums
  6. reductio ad Stalinum
  7. reduction
  8. reduction division
  9. reduction divisions
  10. reduction drive
  11. reduction drives

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