ipse dixit

ip·se dix·it

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ip-se dik-sit dik-sit]
- /ˈɪp sɛ ˈdɪk sɪt ˈdɪk sɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ip-se dik-sit dik-sit]
- /ˈɪp sɛ ˈdɪk sɪt ˈdɪk sɪt/

Definitions of ipse dixit words

noun ipse dixit an assertion without proof. 1
noun ipse dixit an arbitrary and unsupported assertion 0
noun ipse dixit an arbitrary or dogmatic statement 0
noun ipse dixit (rhetoric) An unproved proposition that is accepted solely on the authority of someone who is known to have asserted it; a dogmatic statement; a dictum. 0
noun ipse dixit An authority who makes such an assertion. 0

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Parts of speech for Ipse dixit

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ipse dixit popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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