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ad infinitum

  • \a.d‿in.fi.ni.tɔm\
  • \ad in.fiːˈniːtum\
  • [ad in.fi.ni.tɔm] France (Vosges)
  • [ad in.fiːˈniːtum] France (Lyon)

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adverb

  1. À l’infini. Une mélodie de quatre mesures, en boucle. Pour improviser : quatre accords sur deux mesures, en boucle aussi, bien sûr. Ad infinitum. Monk illustre ainsi le paradoxe qui veut que l’infiniment grand se comprenne dans l’infiniment petit.

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"ad infinitum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/ad%20infinitum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ad infinitum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ad%20infinitum

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"ad infinitum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ad%20infinitum.

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@misc{ad_infinitum_2026,
  title = {ad infinitum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/ad%20infinitum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}