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ad infinitum

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ad in·fi·ni·tum  (d nf-ntm)
adv. & adj.
To infinity; having no end.

[Latin ad, to + nfntum, accusative of nfntus, infinite.]

ad infinitum [æd ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm]
adv
without end; endlessly; to infinity Abbreviation ad inf
[Latin]
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Adv.1.ad infinitum - to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum"

ad infinitum
adverb (Latin) endlessly, always, for ever (and ever), infinitely, eternally, perpetually, for all time, in perpetuity, interminably, to infinity, evermore, unceasingly, boundlessly, unendingly, limitlessly, in perpetuum (Latin), without end or limit The cycle repeats itself ad infinitum.
Translations
ad infinitum [ˌædɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm] ADVhasta el infinito, ad infinitum
and so on ad infinitumy así hasta el infinito or ad infinitum
it just carries on ad infinitumes inacabable, es cosa de nunca acabar
it varies ad infinitumtiene un sinfín de variaciones
ad infinitum [ˌædɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm] advà l'infini
ad infinitum
advad infinitum (geh), → für immer
ad infinitum [ˌædɪnfiˈnaɪtəm] advall'infinito


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In fact these square and elongated modules are indicative of the difference between the somewhat static original and Piano's response--a kit of skin and bones that might be replicated ad infinitum.
And: a seaside photo of a girl holding a seaside photo of a boy, holding a seaside photo of another child, ad infinitum.
Their credibility would be strengthened if they also confronted such issues as child and spousal abuse, divorce, adultery, drug and alcohol addiction, ad infinitum.
 
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