Definitions for a fortioriɑ ˌfoʊr tɪˈoʊ ri; Eng. eɪ ˌfɔr ʃiˈɔr aɪ, eɪ ˌfoʊr ʃiˈoʊr aɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a for•ti•o•ri*ɑ ˌfoʊr tɪˈoʊ ri; Eng. eɪ ˌfɔr ʃiˈɔr aɪ, eɪ ˌfoʊr ʃiˈoʊr aɪ(adv.)
for a still stronger reason; even more certain; all the more.
Category: Foreign Term
* Latin..
Princeton's WordNet
a fortiori(adverb)
with greater reason; for a still stronger, more certain reason
"if you are wrong then, a fortiori, so am I"
Wiktionary
a fortiori(Adverb)
With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
a fortiori(Adjective)
With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
Origin: From a and fortiori, comparative of fortis.
Webster Dictionary
A fortiori(u)
with stronger reason
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