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ex hypothesi
[ eks hahy-poth-uh-sahy ]
adverb
, Latin.
- by hypothesis; according to assumptions.
ex hypothesi
/ ɛks haɪˈpɒθəsɪ /
adverb
- in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ex hypothesi1
First recorded in 1600–10; from New Latin, equivalent to Latin ex + hypothesī (ablative of hypothesis “basis, assumption”); ex- 1( def ), hypothesis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ex hypothesi1
C17: New Latin
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Example Sentences
Ex hypothesi the object is utilitarian; the language is a means.
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But of this universe, if it exists, no natural proof can be given, because ex hypothesi it lies quite beyond the region of nature.
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The silence of Bede might be accidental, and he wrote ex hypothesi nearly two centuries after Arthur's day.
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It is impossible to imagine how early savages, ex hypothesi promiscuous, saw anything to reform in their state of promiscuity.
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Locis in quibus non ex hypothesi, sed asserendo de situ et motu Terr disputat.
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