ipse dixit

ip·se dix·it

I0226100 (ĭp′sē dĭk′sĭt)n. An unsupported assertion, usually by a person of standing; a dictum.

[From Latin ipse dīxit, he himself said (it) : ipse, he himself + dīxit, third person sing. perfect tense of dīcere, to say.]

ipse dixit

(ˈɪpseɪ ˈdɪksɪt) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an arbitrary and unsupported assertion[C16, literally: he himself said it]

ip•se dix•it

(ˈɪp si ˈdɪk sɪt)

n. an assertion without proof. [1565–75; < Latin: he himself said it, translation of Greek autòs épha a phrase attributed to the Pythagoreans, in citing Pythagoras' authority]

ipse dixit

A Latin phrase meaning he himself said it, used to mean an unsupported assertion.

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ipse dixit - an unsupported dogmatic assertionipsedixitismassertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

Ipse Dixit

[Latin, He himself said it.] An unsupported statement that rests solely on the authority of the individual who makes it.

A court decision, for example, that is in conflict with a particular statute might be said to have no legal support with the exception of the ipse dixit of the court.

ipse dixit

(ip-sah-dicks-it) v. Latin for "he himself said it," meaning the only proof we have of the fact is that this person said it.

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noun an unsupported dogmatic assertion

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