ipse dixit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪpseɪ ˈdɪksɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ip′se dik′sit; Eng. ip′sē dik′sit)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ip•se dix•it  (ip′se dik′sit; Eng. ip′sē dik′sit),USA pronunciation [Latin.]
  1. he himself said it.
  2. an assertion without proof.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ipse dixit / ˈɪpseɪ ˈdɪksɪt/
  1. an arbitrary and unsupported assertion
Etymology: 16th Century, literally: he himself said it

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