reductio ad absurdissimumn.

Brit.

/rᵻˌdʌktɪəʊ ad absəːˈdɪsᵻməm/, U.S.

/rəˈˌdəkʃioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/,

/riˈˌdəkʃioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/,

/rəˈdəktioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/,

/riˈdəktioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/

Inflections: Plural reductiones ad absurdissimum.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin reductiō, ad, absurdissimum.

Etymology: < classical Latin reductiō reduction n. + ad to + absurdissimum, use as noun of absurdissimus , superlative of absurdus absurd adj., after reductio ad absurdum n. Compare reductio ad impossibile n.The phrase is apparently not attested in Latin.

rare.

An extreme instance of reductio ad absurdum.

ΚΠ

1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. iv. 44 Hegel..has fairly earned the honour..of having logically extinguished transcendental metaphysics by a series of reductiones ad absurdissimum.

1931 Times Educ. Suppl. 10 Jan. 9/4 A reductio ad absurdissimum is seen in the fact that an aspirant for employment in a business house, who has actually qualified for exemption from matriculation by virtue of the subjects endorsed on his school certificate, is not infrequently informed that his application cannot be entertained unless he produces the actual matriculation certificate.

1988 E. Rothstein & F. M. Kavenik Designs of Carolean Comedy viii. 205 As often with farce, fletcherian reversals here are carried to a reductio ad absurdissimum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reductio ad absurdissimum
释义	reductio ad absurdissimumn. Brit. /rᵻˌdʌktɪəʊ ad absəːˈdɪsᵻməm/, U.S. /rəˈˌdəkʃioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/, /riˈˌdəkʃioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/, /rəˈdəktioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/, /riˈdəktioʊ æd ˌæbsərˈdɪsəməm/ Inflections: Plural reductiones ad absurdissimum. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin reductiō, ad, absurdissimum. Etymology: < classical Latin reductiō reduction n. + ad to + absurdissimum, use as noun of absurdissimus , superlative of absurdus absurd adj., after reductio ad absurdum n. Compare reductio ad impossibile n.The phrase is apparently not attested in Latin. rare. An extreme instance of reductio ad absurdum. ΚΠ 1865 J. S. Mill Exam. Hamilton's Philos. iv. 44 Hegel..has fairly earned the honour..of having logically extinguished transcendental metaphysics by a series of reductiones ad absurdissimum. 1931 Times Educ. Suppl. 10 Jan. 9/4 A reductio ad absurdissimum is seen in the fact that an aspirant for employment in a business house, who has actually qualified for exemption from matriculation by virtue of the subjects endorsed on his school certificate, is not infrequently informed that his application cannot be entertained unless he produces the actual matriculation certificate. 1988 E. Rothstein & F. M. Kavenik Designs of Carolean Comedy viii. 205 As often with farce, fletcherian reversals here are carried to a reductio ad absurdissimum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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