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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Relevant; pertinent.
  2. adv. To the point; relevantly.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To the point or purpose; pertinently to the matter in hand; to the question under consideration; practically, considering the peculiarities of the special case.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Pertinent; relevant.
  2. adv. Pertinently; to the purpose.

Etymologies

  1. From Latin ad ("to") rem, accusative of res ("matter") (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin : ad, to + rem, accusative of rēs, matter, thing. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Quid ad rem modo fundamentum stabile, solidumque permaneat.] 45 The convent of St. Silvester was founded, endowed, and protected by the Colonna cardinals, for the daughters of the family who embraced a monastic life, and who, in the year 1318, were twelve in number.”

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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  • jmjarmstrong JM ad rem! Jul 8, 2010

  • sionnach to the matter; pertinent to the matter at hand, to the point. Jan 3, 2009

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