dixit
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9.9
- other
- /ˈdɪksɪt/
- Formal
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dixit
- In the debate, one participant relied on an ipse dixit to bolster his claims without further proof.
Examples
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When the director stated the film was a masterpiece, it was merely an ipse dixit without any review to support it.
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Ipse dixit, just turn the screw.
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"Deux mihi dixit..." God spoke to me again!
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"Deux mihi dixit..." God spoke to me again!
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All the same, "Deux mihi dixit"...
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Ipse dixit: "That's above my pay grade."
Blog text (31) -
"Deux mihi dixit".
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The words magister dixit, the teacher said it, or "it is in the Bible," or "I found it in the textbook," close all theological or scholastic arguments.
Academic text (1995) -
If Contempt is a documentary of Brigitte Bardot's body (Godard dixit), then every film that makes bodies move (including on the moon or on Baghdad's magic carpets) is based on cinema's documentary power.
Academic text (1999) -
The professor's argument was based solely on an ipse dixit, lacking any evidence or references.
Synonyms
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A statement that someone says without proof or evidence
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Etymology
Dixit is a Latin word that literally means 'he/she said', from dicere 'to say', the same root you see in dictate. That's why when people call a remark a dixit, they mean it is only someone's word and not backed by evidence.