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Definitions: Ad Hoc |
Ad HocAdjective1. Often improvised or impromptu; "an ad hoc committee meeting". 2. For or concerned with one specific purpose; "a coordinated policy instead of ad hoc decisions". Adverb1. For one specific case; "they were appointed ad hoc". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Ad hoc Contrived purely for the purpose in hand rather than planned carefully in advance. E.g. "We didn't know what to do about the sausage rolls, so we set up an ad-hoc committee". (1995-03-25). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing. |
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Crosswords: Ad Hoc |
| Specialty definitions using "ad hoc": astronomical constants ♦ Birds Of a Feather ♦ Common Command Set, Crux Pectoralis ♦ Decision Support Systems, Management ♦ empirical model ♦ Iphicles' Oxen ♦ protected mode ♦ Tree Assistance Program. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ad Hoc" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (ad hoc), French (ad hoc), German (ad hoc), Hungarian (ad hoc), Italian (ad hoc), Portuguese (ad hoc). |
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Screenplays | Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo! So little time! (Yellow Submarine; writing credit: Al Brodax; Jack Mendelsohn) | |
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 | Green turtle dragging Dr. Jim McVey under during tagging process This was an ad hoc maneuver - complete surprise to the human participant.Credit: Small World. |  | Viet Nam moratorium / John Scheider ; [sponsored by] Ad Hoc Federal Employees Moratorium Committee.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Ad Hoc Committe [i.e. Committee] to Free All Political Prisoners will sponsor an open forum to discuss the plight of the N.Y. Panther 21 ...Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Health | The fourth goal of the reinventing initiative was to include cancer patients in the review process by ensuring that all FDA cancer-therapy advisory committee meetings include an ad hoc member with personal experience with the illness for which a product is being considered. (references) | |
Business | The Postal and communications Police Service has been set up through an ad hoc law decree of March 3, 1998. This service sees to the coordination of operational activities of the postal police field offices and the analysis of high-tech crime and defines appropriate countering strategies. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Afghanistan | The Taliban ruled strictly in areas that it controlled, establishing ad hoc and rudimentary judicial systems. (references) |
Somalia | An ad hoc commission, nominated by the President and approved by the House of Representatives, is responsible for considering applications. (references) | |
Poland | Claims continued to be filed and property returned throughout the country through an ad hoc process of local court rulings and private arrangements between contending parties. (references) | |
Economic History | Syria | Ad hoc economic liberalization continues to provide hope to Syria's private sector. (references) |
Botswana | Ad hoc efforts have been undertaken to promote greater competence in the civil service. (references) | |
Ghana | The incentives are specified in the GIPC law and are not applied in an ad hoc or arbitrary manner. (references) | |
Human Rights | Qatar | The law provides for the establishment of ad hoc state security courts. (references) |
Gambia | The commissions are created on an ad hoc basis when they are deemed to be necessary. (references) | |
Colombia | The ICRC continues to have ad hoc access to civilians held by paramilitary groups and guerrilla forces. (references) | |
Political Economy | Ecuador | Throughout the year, the military continued to supplement the police on an ad hoc basis. (references) |
NETHERLANDS | Commercial broadcasters may apply for temporary exemptions of the quota requirement on an ad hoc basis. (references) | |
Mozambique | FRELIMO and RENAMO-UE cooperated on a number of ad hoc and standing committees in the Parliament, and on several occasions drafted joint legislation that was supported by both sides. (references) | |
Political Rights | Indonesia | At the same time, the MPR empowered an ad hoc working committee to consider further amendments and to draft MPR decrees. (references) |
Mozambique | The opposition coalition continued to refuse to accept the election results or the Supreme Court's decision; however, the coalition participated in Parliament and worked with FRELIMO on a number of ad hoc and standing committees to draft and approve consensus legislation. (references) | |
Trade | Uzbekistan | Instead, procurement decisions are made in a decentralized and ad hoc manner. (references) |
Women | Italy | Telefono Rosa reports that previous ad hoc sexual harassment provisions in labor contracts have worked as a deterrent to workplace harassment both in the public and private sectors. (references) |
Worker Rights | South Africa | Various entities of the Government investigate trafficking cases on an ad hoc basis. (references) |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | The Labor Commissioner and Labor Officers mediate disputes between labor and management on an ad hoc basis. (references) | |
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Expressions using "ad hoc": ad hoc committee ♦ ad hoc movement. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "ad hoc"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | për këtë rast, i këtij rasti. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | لغرض ما بالذات, خاص (individual, particular, peculiar, personal, private, privy, proper, relative, special, specific). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | специален (distinct, especial, particular, peculiar, purposive, special), за специална цел. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Ad hoc-udvalg for grubeindustri undtagen Kulminedrift (Ad hoc Committee on the Extractive Industries excepting Coal), Ad hoc-gruppe vedroerende saerlige Anvendelsesformaal (Ad hoc Group on End-Use). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ad hoc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | specialcela. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ad hoc, temporaire, improvisé (ad lib). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | ad hoc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | alkalmi (casual, extemporal, extemporaneous, occasional, offbeat, stray, topical), ad hoc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ad hoc. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | その 限り (temporary), 其の 限り (temporary), アドオン方式 (ad campaign, ad man, ad-balloon, add-on, ad-hocracy, admin, admission, Admission Free, admittance, advance, advanced, advantage, advantage rule, adventure, advertisement, advertising, advice, adviser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | そのばかぎり (temporary), アドホック . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aday ochay ad hoc. (various references) специальный (adhoc, especial, express, extra, nonspread, nospread, peculiar, special). (various references) na prečac. (various references) a propósito (appropriate, apropos, by design, by the by, by the way, fitting, incidentally, intended, on purpose, opportune, opportunely, purposely, relevant, suitable), para esto. (various references) ad hocgrupp (ad hoc committee). (various references) buna özgü, özellikle bunun için, özel bir amaçlı, özel (closet, distinctive, esoteric, especial, exclusive, express, extraordinary, individual, intimate, particular, peculiar, personal, private, privy, proper, proprietary, self, sole, special, specific, state, very). (various references) đặc biệt được sắp đặt trước cho mục đích đó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 1, Verse 38 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai legei autoiV agwmen eiV taV ecomenaV kwmopoleiV ina kakei khruxw eiV touto gar exelhluqa |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ait illis eamus in proximos vicos et civitates ut et ibi praedicem ad hoc enim veni |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þa cwæð he fare we on gehende tunas& ceastres þt ic þær bodige. Witodlice to þamic com. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he seide to hem, Go we in to the next townes and citees, that Y preche also there, for her to Y cam. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sayd vnto them: let vs go into the next tounes that I maye preache there also: for truly I cam out for that purpose. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he said to them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for, for this purpose have I come. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came. |
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| Language | Mark Chapter 1, Verse 38 |
| Bulgarian | И като "о намериха, казват Му: 'сички те търсят. |
| Cebuano | Siya miingon kanila, "Mangadto kita sa ubang dapit, sa mga silingang kalungsuran, aron didto usab magawali ako; kay mao kanay hinungdan ngano nga mianhi ako dinhi." |
| Chinese | 耶 穌 對 他 們 說 、 我 們 可 以 往 別 處 去 、 到 鄰 近 的 鄉 村 、 我 也 好 在 那 裡 傳 " ． 為 我 是 為 這 事 出 來 的 。 |
| Croatian | Kaže im: "Hajdemo drugamo, u obližnja mjesta, da i ondje propovijedam! Ta zato sam došao." |
| Danish | Og han siger til dem: "Lader os gå andetsteds hen til de nærmeste Småbyer, for at jeg kan prædike også der; thi dertil er jeg udgået." |
| Dutch | En Hij zeide tot hen: Laat ons in de bijliggende vlekken gaan, opdat Ik ook daar predike; want daartoe ben Ik uitgegaan. |
| Finnish | Ja hän sanoi heille: "Menkäämme muualle, läheisiin kyliin, että minä sielläkin saarnaisin, sillä sitä varten minä olen tullut". |
| French | Il leur répondit: Allons ailleurs, dans les bourgades voisines, afin que j`y prêche aussi; car c`est pour cela que je suis sorti. |
| Gaelic | Is thuirt e riutha: rachamaid dha na bailtean sa choimhearsnachd, gus an searmonaich mi an sin cuideachd: `s gur ann air son so a thainig mi. |
| German | Und er sprach zu ihnen: Laßt uns in die nächsten Städte gehen, daß ich daselbst auch predige; denn dazu bin ich gekommen. |
| Haitian Creole | Men li reponn yo: -Ann al yon lòt kote, nan lòt bouk yo nan vwazinaj la. Fòk mwen fè yo konnen mesaj la tou. Se pou sa menm mwen vini. |
| Hungarian | És õ monda nékik: Menjünk a közel való városokba, hogy ott is prédikáljak, mert azért jöttem. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi Yesus menjawab, "Mari kita meneruskan perjalanan kita ke kota-kota lain di sekitar sini. Aku harus berkhotbah di sana juga, sebab itulah maksudnya Aku kemari." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Lalu berkatalah Yesus kepadanya, "Marilah kita pergi ke lain tempat, ke kampung-kampung yang dekat ini, supaya di sana pun Aku dapat mengajar, karena itulah sebabnya Aku datang ke luar." |
| Italian | Egli disse loro: «Andiamocene altrove per i villaggi vicini, perché io predichi anche l ; per questo infatti sono venuto!». |
| Korean | 이 르 시 되 ` 우 리 가 다 른 가 까 운 마 을 " 로 가 자 거 기 서 도 도 하 리 니 내 가 이 를 위 하 여 " 노 라' 하 시 |
| Maori | Katahi ia ka mea ki a ratou, Tatou ka haere he wahi ke ki nga kainga tata, ki reira ahau kauwhau ai: ko taku hoki tera i haere mai ai. |
| Modern Greek | Και λεγει προς αυτους· Ας υπαγωμεν εις τας πλησιον κωμοπολεις, δια να κηρυξω και εκει· επειδη δια τουτο εξηλθον. |
| Norwegian | Og han sa til dem: La oss gå annensteds, til småbyene heromkring, forat jeg kan forkynne ordet også der! for derfor er jeg gått ut. |
| Portuguese | Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Vamos a outras partes, s povoações vizinhas, para que eu pregue ali também; pois para isso é que vim. |
| Rumanian | El le -a rqspuns: ,,Haidem sq mergem kn altq parte, prin tkrgurile wi satele vecine, ca sq propovqduiesc wi acolo; cqci pentru aceasta am iewit.`` |
| Russian | пО ЗПЧПТЙФ ЙН: ПК"ЕН Ч 'МЙЦОЙЕ УЕМЕОЙС Й ЗПТП"Б, ЮФП'Щ нОЕ Й ФБН ТП ПЧЕ"ЩЧБФШ, Й'П с "МС ФПЗП ТЙЫЕМ. |
| Shuar | Tutai Jesus chichaak "Chíkich péprunmasha arantach wetai. Nui Yusa chichame etserkatai; nuna Túrattsan Táwitjai" Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Él les respondió: --Vamos a otra parte, a los pueblos vecinos, para que predique también allí; porque para esto he venido. |
| Swahili | Yesu akawaambia, "Twendeni katika miji mingine ya jirani nikahubiri huko pia, maana nimekuja kwa sababu hiyo." |
| Swedish | Då sade han till dem: "Låt oss draga bort åt annat håll, till de närmaste småstäderna, för att jag också där må predika; ty därför har jag begivit mig ut." |
| Thai | พระองค์ตรัสแก่เขาว่า "ให้เราทั้งหลายไปในบ้านเมืองใกล้เคียง เพื่อเราจะไ"้ประกาศที่นั่น"้วย ที่เรามาก็เพื่อการนั้นเอง" |
| Ukrainian | А 'ін промовля" до них: Ходім в інше місце, до сіл та околишніх міст, щоб і там проповідувати, бо на те Я прийшов. |
| Uma | Na'uli' -raka: "Hilou-tamo hi ngata ntani' -na to mohu' bona mpokeni Lolita Alata'ala hi ria wo'o-a. Apa' toe-mi patuju-ku tumai hi dunia'." |
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Misspellings | |
"Ad Hoc" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aad hoc. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-h-o" | |
-1 letter: chad, chao, coda. | |
-2 letters: ado, cad, cod, dah, doc, had, hao, hod, oca. | |
-3 letters: ad, ah, do, ha, ho, od, oh. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-h-o" | |
+1 letter: chador, cohead. | |
+2 letters: cathode, chadors, chordal, coached, coheads, cowhand, haddock, orchard, poached, pochard, roached. | |
+3 letters: anchored, avouched, broached, caboched, caboshed, cathodal, cathodes, cathodic, chaldron, chlordan, chordate, clochard, coalshed, coheaded, cokehead, cowhands, dockhand, dogwatch, haddocks, hadronic, hardcore, havocked, headlock, holdback, hypoacid, hyracoid, kathodic, orchards, pachadom, pochards, scaphoid, shaddock, wahconda, watchdog, woodchat. | |
+4 letters: acidophil, anhedonic, arachnoid, blockhead, catchword, chaldrons, chamoised, chancroid, charioted, chipboard, chlordane, chlordans, chordates, choroidal, chromatid, clochards, coalsheds, cochaired, cohabited, coheading, cohobated, cokeheads, crosshead, decathlon, diachrony, dichogamy, dichondra, dichromat, dockhands, doughface, glochidia, hacendado, hardcores, hardcover, headcount, headlocks, headstock, hexachord, holandric, holdbacks, homicidal, hyracoids, matchwood, octahedra, pachadoms, radicchio, rhapsodic, scaphoids, shaddocks, showcased, stomached, wahcondas, watchdogs, watchword, woodchats. | |
+5 letters: achondrite, acidophile, acidophils, approached, arachnoids, archdeacon, baldachino, blockheads, brachiopod, broadcloth, cardholder, catchwords, cathodally, cephalopod, chalcedony, chalkboard, championed, chancroids, chaperoned, charcoaled, chardonnay, chessboard, chiffonade, chionodoxa, chipboards, chlordanes, chromatids, cladophyll, clavichord, coanchored, coauthored, conchoidal, coolheaded, copperhead, crossheads, decahedron, decathlons, diachronic, dichondras, dichromate, dichromats, dogcatcher, dogwatches, doughfaces, encroached, endothecia, hacendados, haciendado, hardcovers, headcounts, headstocks, helicoidal, hexachords, hydrocrack, hydromancy, hydrospace, icosahedra, idiopathic, matchboard, matchwoods, methodical, octahedral, octahedron, orchardist, outcharged, outcharmed, outcheated, outcoached, outmarched, outmatched, outreached, outwatched, overarched, patchboard, potlatched, punchboard, radicchios, reproached, scherzando, schoolyard, secondhand, tetrachord, trochoidal, unanchored, vouchsafed, watchwords. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 48 6F 63 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 00100000 01001000 01101111 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d   H o c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0048 006F 0063 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35702428169 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Expressions 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Bible Trace 10. Derivations 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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