ad verbum
Americanadjective
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Mr. Stead then proceeds to quote the account which he had from Mr. Kendall, and which I append ad verbum from the Review of Reviews.
From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by O'Donnell, Elliott
See his “Dictionnaire Etymologique, ou Origines de la Langue Fran�oise,” ad verbum Babil.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Quocirca deinceps cum mandatum aut scriptum aliquod accipias, verbum ad verbum conuertatur in Latinum sermonem, ne damnum insequatur.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard
Locum hunc divinus Paulus divine de Evangelica prædicatione ac sermone fidei est interpretatus, tametsi sensum magis, ut æquum est, quam textum ad verbum expresserit; ut illius etiam alibi est mos.
From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William
My translations are sometimes rather paraphrases than interpretations, non ad verbum, but as an author, I use more liberty, and that's only taken which was to my purpose.
From The Anatomy of Melancholy by Burton, Robert
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