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" Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work."
Knut Hamsun

Meaning of "infinitum" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INFINITUM

ˌɪnfɪˈnaɪtəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFINITUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infinitum is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFINITUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFINITUM

aconitum · adytum · ageratum · chlorophytum · datum · item · petrolatum · placitum · polygonatum · pomatum · postulatum · pulpitum · relatum · separatum · striatum · subitem · surrogatum · Tatum · testatum · ultimatum

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFINITUM

infin. · infinitant · infinitary · infinitate · infinite · infinitely · infiniteness · infinitesimal · infinitesimal calculus · infinitesimally · infinities · infinitival · infinitivally · infinitive · infinitive marker · infinitively · infinitude · infinity · infirm · infirmarer

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFINITUM

ad infinitum · ad libitum · angular momentum · arboretum · dictum · erratum · factum · momentum · postpartum · quaesitum · quantum · rectum · sanctum · scrotum · scutum · septum · sputum · stratum · substratum · tum

Synonyms and antonyms of infinitum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infinitum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFINITUM

Find out the translation of infinitum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of infinitum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infinitum» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

无限
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

infinitum
570 millions of speakers
en

English

infinitum
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अनन्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لا نهاية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

бесконечности
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

infinitum
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সীমাহীনভাবে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

l´infini
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Infinitum
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

infinitum
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

無限
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

인해서
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Infinitum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô cùng tận
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முடிவிலா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अननुमट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sonsuza
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

infinitum
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

infinitum
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нескінченності
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

infinitum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επ ´άπειρον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infinitum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oändlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infinitum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infinitum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFINITUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infinitum

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3 QUOTES WITH «INFINITUM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word infinitum.
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Cyrano de Bergerac
We must believe then, that as from hence we see Saturn and Jupiter; if we were in either of the Two, we should discover a great many Worlds which we perceive not; and that the Universe extends so in infinitum.
2
Christopher Dawson
Man is a means and not an end, and he is a means to economic or political ends which are not really ends in themselves but means to other ends which in their turn are means and so ad infinitum.
3
Knut Hamsun
Were I more conversant with literature and its great names, I could go on quoting them ad infinitum and acknowledge my debt for the merit you have been generous enough to find in my work.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFINITUM»

Discover the use of infinitum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infinitum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infinitum
The trilogy as conceived by Axel Vervoordt establishes a perfect balance through the natural time-flow between its three chapters.
Axel Vervoordt, 2010
2
Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
E pluribus unum. Illuminating the extravaganza of its past, Nicholas Ostler makes clear that, in a thousand echoes, Latin lives on, ad infinitum.
Nicholas Ostler, 2009
3
Taking God Out of Mathematics and Putting the Body Back in: ...
“Rotman uses semiotics to focus on the infinite and the meaning of the mathematician’s ellipsis. . . . He argues persuasively that a constructive model of the infinite is inherent in the literary acts of mathematicians.”—Choice
Brian Rotman, 1993
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Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin
An in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of ‘Empires of the Word’.
Nicholas Ostler, 2010
5
Studi sul XIV secolo in memoria di Anneliese Maier
Quaestio II, C, 2 (T 83r-v; F 95r): Preterea, ostendo quod tempus infinitum est pertransitum, si mundus semper durabit. Nam si mundus semper durabit, erit dare unum tempus infinitum minus alio infinito tempore, igitur illud tempus infinitum ...
Alfonso Maierù, Agostino Paravicini Bagliani, 1981
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Henrici de Gandavo Opera Omnia:
230, 18 – 231, 10: Sequitur de hoc nomine 'infinitum'. Quod dicitur quinque modis . Uno enim modo dicitur infinitum quod non potest pertransiri, ut vox dicitur infinita quoad visum, quia est invisibilis, quia non est apta videri. Alio autem modo ...
Henry (of Ghent), H. A. G. Braakhuis, Girard J. Etzkorn, 2010
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The Critique of Pure Reason
These terms are regarded as expressions of different and distinguishable notions , although the ground of the distinction has never been clearly exposed. The term employed by the mathematicians is progressus in infinitum. The philosophers ...
Immanuel Kant, 2004
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Liber Celi Et Mundi:
Nulla namquc pars extremitatis transit, et sicut non potest pcrtransire nec preterire infinitum motum suum spacium quod cst infinitum, ita non est possibile pcrtransire et preterire infinitum, quia nec initium nec terminum habet, et hoc modo patet ...
Oliver Gutman, 2003
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Philosophical Writings: A Selection
ab alio, et sic in infinitum, et non aliqua re in infinitum durante ; nec potest probari oppositum per produc- tionem, licet per conservationem potest. Ad octavum potest dici eodem modo, quod ista successio perpetuatur, quia unum totaliter ...
William (of Ockham), Philotheus Boehner, Stephen F. Brown, 1990
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Copernicus and the Aristotelian Tradition: Education, ...
“Pro responsione sciendum, quod genus entis dividitur penes actum et penes potentiam, infinitum ergo aliquando attribuitur actui, aliquando potentiae. Et sic intelligitur quoddam infinitum in actu, quoddam vero in potentia. Unde infinitum in  ...
André Goddu, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFINITUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infinitum is used in the context of the following news items.
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AMC is airing a Back To The Future marathon on Sunday …
... was right: Life is nothing but an eternal recurrence, the same universe playing out over and over as we act out our lives ad infinitum. «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
2
Hearthstone exploit prevents people from taking their turn | VG247
Ad infinitum. We looked over the forums to see if Blizzard was aware of the issue, and planned on fixing the issue or not, and couldn't find ... «VG247, Jul 15»
3
Taking A Shower After Reading Garbage About Economic Solutions …
... government handing everyone a large paycheck monthly with money created out of thin air - and the economy would improve ad infinitum. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
4
MPs win challenge to Dripa surveillance legislation
... in law enforcement capabilities, whilst recognising it was contentious and needed to be debated and should not enter the law ad infinitum. «ComputerWeekly.com, Jul 15»
5
MacDougall: For politicians, dealing with the media is a trip to the …
... only ever talks about what they want to talk about, unless you've done something stupid, which they are then happy to talk about ad infinitum. «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
6
Tan Lines: Change Afoot... | Cycling - SBS
You probably think it trite to hear the "race is not yet over" phrase being peddled (sorry) ad infinitum by various host broadcasters of the Tour de ... «SBS, Jul 15»
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David Warner Out to a Joke Shot but he Could well have the last …
And so on ad unfunny infinitum. New, ascetic Dave had passed. For all that the urge to mock - not to mention to Vine and meme and generally ... «NDTVSports.com, Jul 15»
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - PC vs. PS4 – Unreal Engine 3 vs. 4 …
Ad Infinitum is a first-person survival horror adventure set in a surreal world during WWI. It is built on the Unreal Engine 4 and is currently under ... «WCCFtech, Jul 15»
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When Evil Visited Our City - And Response - Chattanoogan.com
Truthfully, our assertion is backed up with irrefutable evidence at infinitum. The meeting with Killian was a volatile gathering because of Killian's ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
10
Car Talk: What to do when you need a temporary second car …
That's why you surge ahead, and then bog down, surge ahead, bog down, ad infinitum. But rather than rebuild the carburetor again, I'm going ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
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