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de gustibus non est disputandum

[ de goo s-ti-boo s nohn est dis-poo-tahn-doo m; English dee guhs-tuh-buh s non est dis-pyoo-tan-duh m ]
/ dɛ ˈgʊs tɪˌbʊs noʊn ɛst ˌdɪs pʊˈtɑn dʊm; English di ˈgʌs tə bəs nɒn ɛst ˌdɪs pyʊˈtæn dəm /

Latin.

there is no disputing about tastes.

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Nearby words

  1. de gaulle,
  2. de gaulle, charles,
  3. de ghelderode,
  4. de gratia,
  5. de groot,
  6. de haas,
  7. de haut en bas,
  8. de havilland,
  9. de hooch, pieter,
  10. de jure
Also de gus·ti·bus non dis·pu·tan·dum est.
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Culture definitions for de gustibus non est disputandum

De gustibus non est disputandum

[ (day goos-ti-boos nohn est dis-poo-tahn-dem) ]

Latin for “There's no disputing about taste.” Another version of this saying is “There's no accounting for taste.”

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