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ad fem⋅i⋅nam
[ad fem-uh-nam, -nuh
m, ahd] 
–adjective
| appealing to one's personal considerations or feelings about women, esp. one's prejudices against them. Compare ad hominem. |
Origin:
< L: lit., to the woman
< L: lit., to the woman
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ad fem·i·nam (ād fěm'ĭ-nām', -nəm) adj. Appealing to irrelevant personal considerations concerning women, especially prejudices against them. See Usage Note at ad hominem. [Latin ad, to + fēminam, accusative of fēmina, woman.] ad fem'i·nam' adv. |
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