ipse dixit

[ ip-se dik-sit; English ip-see dik-sit ]

noun
  1. an assertion without proof.

Origin of ipse dixit

1
<Latin: he himself said it

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ipse dixit

/ Latin (ˈɪpseɪ ˈdɪksɪt) /


noun
  1. an arbitrary and unsupported assertion

Origin of ipse dixit

1
C16, literally: he himself said it

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