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- [ad hok; Latin ahd hohk]
- /æd ˈhɒk; Latin ɑd ˈhoʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ad hok; Latin ahd hohk]
- /æd ˈhɒk; Latin ɑd ˈhoʊk/
Definitions of hoc word
- adverb hoc as much as this; to this extent. 1
- adjective hoc concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end: The ad hoc committee disbanded after making its final report. 1
- adjective hoc Latin for this 0
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Origin of hoc
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60, ad hoc is from the Latin word ad hōc for this
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Parts of speech for Hoc
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoc popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hoc usage trend in Literature
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