ad hoc
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌæd ˈhɒk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌæd ˈhɑk/, /ˌæd ˈhɔk/
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Adjective
ad hoc (comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc)
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
- (sciences) (of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- Special.
Derived terms
Translations
for this particular purpose
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special — see special
impromptu — see impromptu
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Adverb
ad hoc (comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc)
- On the spur of the moment.
- For a particular purpose.
Synonyms
Translations
on the spur of the moment
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for a particular purpose
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Finnish
Usage notes
The Finnish term mainly used instead of "ad hoc committee" is työryhmä
Declension
Used only in uninflected form to modify a noun, as in ad hoc -komitea ("ad hoc committee").
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Further reading
- “ad hoc” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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