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Definition of ad nauseam adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ad nauseam

adverb
 
/ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/
 
/ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/
(from Latin)
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  1. if a person says or does something ad nauseam, they say or do it again and again so that it becomes boring or annoying
    • Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAd nauseam is used with these verbs:
    • repeat
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    Word OriginLatin, literally ‘to sickness’.
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