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Ad hoc Common

Ad hoc has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

often improvised or impromptu

"an ad hoc committee meeting"

2

for or concerned with one specific purpose

"a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions"

3

For a particular purpose.

Adverb
1

for one specific case

"they were appointed ad hoc"

2

On the spur of the moment.

Example Sentences
"an ad hoc committee meeting" adjective
"a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions" adjective
"they were appointed ad hoc" adverb
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
hoc choc post hoc absque hoc leaving hoc
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