Thus, this is an ad hoc solution - good in practice but theoretically weak.
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Hoc
Synonyms for "hoc" (8 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Pronoun(2 words)
proximal referencethis
Strong matches (2)
Pronoun(2 words)
this itemthis matter
Related words (4)
Pronoun(4 words)
this onethis phrasethis propositionthis thing
Related word relations
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More general
7 entriesdeictic expressiondeictic pronoundeictic worddemonstrative determinerdemonstrative pronoundeterminant phrasepronoun
More specific
8 entriesLatin phrase adjunctanaphoric usedemonstrative adjectivedemonstrative determinerdemonstrative pronoundiscourse anchorneuter formtextual marker
Collocations
10 entriesLatin demonstrative pronounanaphoric pronoundeictic pronoundemonstrative pronounhoc esthoc est demonstrandumhoc ipsumhoc locohoc signoneuter demonstrative form
Derivations
4 entriesLatin formdemonstrative adjectivedemonstrative determinerdemonstrative pronoun
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
I loved leapfrog, walking on my hands, other ad hoc rough-and-tumble stuff when I was kid, but if I tried it now I think I'd put my back out.
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