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AD HOMINEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ad hominem mean?
• AD HOMINEM (adjective)
The adjective AD HOMINEM has 1 sense:
1. appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)
Familiarity information: AD HOMINEM used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Appealing to personal considerations (rather than to fact or reason)
Context example:
ad hominem arguments
Similar:
personal (concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality)
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