English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin ā (“‘from’”) and fortiori, comparative of fortis (“‘strength’”).
Adjective[]
a fortiori (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
Adverb[]
a fortiori (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
- 1954: Gilbert Ryle, Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures, 1953, dilemma vii: Perception, page 103 (The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press)
- Now starting and stopping cannot themselves have starts or stops, or, a fortiori, middles either.
- 1954: Gilbert Ryle, Dilemmas: The Tarner Lectures, 1953, dilemma vii: Perception, page 103 (The Syndics of the Cambridge University Press)
See also[]
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