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ipse dixit

noun

Definition of ipse dixitnext
as in given

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  1. given
  2. premise
  3. presumption
  4. dictum
  5. postulate
  6. doctrine
  7. hypothetical
  8. assumption
Noun
  • There were some givens (the Detroit Tigers’ dealing Tarik Skubal), some surprises (the Baltimore Orioles’ moving on from Adley Rutschman) and plenty of hugs given along the way.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Schedule flexibility, reliable childcare, predictable transportation—these are treated as givens in how jobs are designed.
    — Caroline Fairchild, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of given
Noun
  • And that is a very funny, exploitable premise on its surface.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The lawyer collected the papers and said Leigh was to leave the premises.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of premise
Noun
  • Lindenmuth said his client had spent his adult life in military and law enforcement service and deserves the presumption of innocence.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Flanagan didn’t want to approach any character with an automatic presumption of villainy, especially Margaret.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of presumption
Noun
  • That dictum applies beyond the theater.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 18 June 2026
  • Safe and familiar as that trajectory might be in a post-#GirlBoss rom-com, Goldstein and Joe Kelly’s script adds a little spice into the mix by questioning the dictums of today’s office culture.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 June 2026
Definition of dictum
Noun
  • Not really Dagmar Bruss, professor and Head of the Quantum Information Theory group at HHU, and her doctoral researcher, Pedro Barrios Hita, conducted a new analysis of the postulates used in the 2021 paper and found one to be too restrictive.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • Euclid’s postulates for geometry; various schemes for standardizing arithmetic.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of postulate
Noun
  • First, the law takes its time in responding to new technologies, figuring that new tools can be accommodated within existing ideas, rules, and doctrines.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Because of the boldness of their political positions and doctrines, progressives can be seen as more charismatic than their more centrist counterparts.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctrine
Noun
  • Some analysts voiced skepticism about the risk of a societal-scale attack carried out by AI, however, noting that such warnings typically come in the form of vague hypotheticals.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Thus, hypotheticals involving the NFL using a college football model might have been off base.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Noun
  • Follow the vision, but test one assumption before building too much around it.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Review Financial Assumptions Regularly Compare actual results with budgets and forecasts monthly, then reassess major assumptions quarterly.
    — Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of assumption
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“Ipse dixit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ipse%20dixit. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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