ipse dixit Hear it!

ipse dixit definition

ipse dixit (ip′sā dik′sit, -sē-)

an arbitrary or dogmatic statement

Etymology: L, he himself has said (it)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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