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Rule "a priory (a priori)"

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Description: a priory (a priori)
Message: Did you mean the Latin term a priori?
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/a_priori
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • This is an a priory assumption.
    Correction suggestion: a priori
  • Particle volume should not be treated as an a a priory given value.
    Correction suggestion: a priori
Correct sentences
for comparison:
  • This is an a priori assumption.
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: AN_A_PRIORY [1]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-25 22:33:07 +0200)