A fortiori is an adverb meaning for an even stronger reason or even more so. It comes from a Latin phrase meaning literally 'from the stronger'.
A fortiori es un adverbio que significa por una razón aún más fuerte o incluso más. Proviene de una frase latina que significa literalmente 'de lo más fuerte'.
| Front | a fortiori \a fort-tee-OR-ee\ |
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| Back | adverb For an even stronger reason; even more so. [From Latin, literally from the stronger.] "'If your argument is good for this case, then your argument is a fortiori good for testing everyone in school,' Justice David H. Souter told Linda M. Meoli, the lawyer representing Independent School District No. 92 ..." Linda Greenhouse; Supreme Court Seems Ready To Extend School Drug Tests; The New York Times; Mar 20, 2002. |
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