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ad captandum

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English

Etymology

From Latin ad + captandum (“for catching”).

Adjective

ad captandum (not comparable)

Attempting to win popular favour, or to dupe the public.

References

“ad captandum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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