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ip·se dix·it
\ˌipsēˈdiksə̇t\ noun
(plural ipse dixits)
Etymology: Latin, literally, he himself said it, translation of Greek (Doric) autos epha; from the use of this expression by the Pythagoreans in reference to statements made by Pythagoras himself
: an assertion made on authority but not proved : dictum
< has had a good many followers ready to accept his ipse dixit — D.W.Hering > |