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Definition of a fortiori adverb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

a fortiori

adverb

NAmE//ˌeɪ ˌfɔrt̮iˈɔraɪ//

, NAmE//ˌɑ ˌfɔrt̮iˈɔri//

, NAmE//ˌɑ ˌfɔrʃiˈɔri//

(from Latin) (formal or law)

for or with an even stronger reason

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