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a for·ti·o·ri I. \|āˌfȯ(r)]d.ēˈōrˌī, |ä...ōr(ˌ)ē, |ȧ...ōr(ˌ)ē, -fōr], -fōə], ]tē-, ]shē-, -ēˈȯ-\ adverb Etymology: Latin : all the more certainly : with greater reason : with still more convincing force — used in drawing a reasoned conclusion which as compared with some other reasoned conclusion or recognized fact is inferred to be even more certain or inescapable < the man of prejudice is, a fortiori, a man of limited mental vision > < if no major country has the resources for the enterprise, a fortiori neither has any lesser power > II. \| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷\ adjective 1. : marked by a certainty inferred from and taken to be even more conclusive than another reasoned conclusion or recognized fact < a fortiori proof > 2. : making use of conclusions inferred from and taken to be even more conclusive than another reasoned conclusion or recognized fact < a fortiori argumentation > |