dixit
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdɪksɪt/
- Formal
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dixit
- Can class certification be based on nothing more than the ipse dixit of the named plaintiffs?
- ipse dixit
Examples
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All these assertions are bald in that they are made without reference to any supporting authority and are presented in true ipse dixit fashion.
Academic text (2008) -
Further, the statement "he is only interested in providing the best data available" is an excellent example of ipse dixit.
Blog text (16) -
Gene Simmons dixit: "Everybody's allowed, as far as I'm concerned, to take their own life or numb themselves to oblivion, but I could care less."
Blog text (22) -
Here, you have repeated the same mischaracterization errors and ad hominem fallacies while adding a case of ipse dixit.
Blog text (13) -
79 Id. "No implementing legislation is needed to enunciate these broad purposes and establish these relationships; the amendment does so by its own ipse dixit." Id.
Academic text (1992) -
Many people regard his opinion as an ipse dixit because he offers no evidence to support it.
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During the debate, her arguments seemed more like an ipse dixit than well-researched points.
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Critics dismissed the recommendation as mere ipse dixit without any substantial backing.
Synonyms
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9.9
A statement that someone says without proof or evidence
Compounds
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Etymology
Dixit comes from the Latin verb dicere, which means 'to say', and dixit originally meant 'he/she said'. So, a dixit today is a statement offered just because someone said it, without proof, which is why it means an unsupported statement.