ad infinitum


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ad in·fi·ni·tum

 (ăd ĭn′fə-nī′təm)
adv. & adj.
To infinity; having no end.
[Latin ad, to + īnfīnītum, accusative of īnfīnītus, infinite.]
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ad infinitum

(æd ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm)
adv
without end; endlessly; to infinity. Abbreviation: ad inf
[Latin]
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ad in•fi•ni•tum

(æd ˌɪn fəˈnaɪ təm, ˌæd ɪn-)
adv.
to infinity; endlessly; without limit.
[< Latin]
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ad infinitum

A Latin phrase meaning to infinity.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.ad infinitum - to infinityad infinitum - to infinity; without or seemingly without limit; "talked on and on ad infinitum"
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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.
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Translations
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ad infinitum

[ˌædɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm] ADV → hasta el infinito, ad infinitum
and so on ad infinitum → y así hasta el infinito or ad infinitum
it just carries on ad infinitum → es inacabable, es cosa de nunca acabar
it varies ad infinitum → tiene un sinfín de variaciones
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ad infinitum

[ˌædɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm] adv → à l'infini
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ad infinitum

adv → ad infinitum (geh), → für immer
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ad infinitum

[ˌædɪnfiˈnaɪtəm] adv → all'infinito
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