adsum
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of adsum
Latin
Example Sentences
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It had been nothing at school—all the girls standing in the drill-room, rows of voices saying "adsum," then a Collect and the Lord's Prayer.
From Pointed Roofs Pilgrimage, Volume 1 by Richardson, Dorothy Miller
Saturday.—Non adsum, because 'ad sum-where else to go.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 21 1890 by Various
When they were finished, the names were called, and Eric, instead of quietly answering his "adsum," as he should have done, stood up, with a foolish look, and said, "Yes, Sir."
From Eric by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)
In the eight months that the class continued, the only words that passed between them were his name read from the roll and the daily adsum with which the student responded.
From The Reign of Greed by Derbyshire, Charles E.
"Did you find that in the dictionary?" said he; "I thought affui came from adsum."
From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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