a fortiori

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a fortiori

/ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹaɪ/ UK
/ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹi/ UK
/ˌɑː-/ UK
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹˌaɪ/ US
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹˌaɪ/ US
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹi/ US
/ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹi/ US
/ˌɑ-/ US

Rhymes with -ɔːɹaɪ, -ɔːɹi

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī.

adjective more a fortiori · most a fortiori

rhetoric 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 more a fortiori · most a fortiori

rhetoric With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim. Now starting and stopping cannot themselves have starts or stops, or, a fortiori, middles either.

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Español	a fortiori, con mayor razón

adv Translations

Español	a fortiori, con mayor razón
한국어	더더군다나 deodeogundana
Français	a fortiori
Deutsch	a fortiori
Italiano	a fortiori
Ελληνικά	και δη kai di, κατά μείζονα λόγο katá meízona lógo
עברית	קַל וָחֹמֶר qal vaḥómer

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@misc{a_fortiori_2026,
  title = {a fortiori},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20fortiori},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}