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A Fortiori
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹˌaɪ/
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What does A Fortiori mean?
adjective
- With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim; even more so; all the more so; so much the more.
adverb
- With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹˌaɪ/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹˌaɪ//ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹi//ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹi/
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This is true a fortiori when the jury is only applied to certain criminal causes.
A fortiori on this view (but on exactly same grounds), all the individuals of the same species should have a continuous distribution.
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The middle-sized reeds and a fortiori the large ones leave the victualler entire liberty of action; but the former do not exceed the width of a cell, a width agreeing with the bulk of the future cocoon, whereas the latter, with their excessive diameter, require more than one chamber on the same floor.
By no means: the Cetonia's skin is no tougher on the back than on the belly; moreover, the grub is capable of perforating the skin when it leaves the egg; a fortiori, it must be more capable of doing so now that it has attained a sturdy growth.