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ad captandum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad -cap-tan-dum
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Attempting to win popular favour, or to dupe the public.

Etymology

From Latin ad + captandum (“for catching”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does ad captandum mean?
Attempting to win popular favour, or to dupe the public.
Where does ad captandum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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