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
  • Schedule flexibility, reliable childcare, predictable transportation—these are treated as givens in how jobs are designed.
    — Caroline Fairchild, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Where the show’s values were once givens, almost diorama labels, now they’re presented as more fugitive and unstable, what its characters would hope the world to be.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of given
Noun
  • While the premise will obviously still offend quite a few people, the comedy never directly sets out to make light of those experiencing genuine neurodivergence.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
  • Police called on everyone in a post on X to leave the premises of the event immediately.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Definition of premise
Noun
  • The presumption there is that Kratos will move on to new gods, something Laufey is already doing in its strange afterlife location.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Torres wrote that courts apply a presumption against preemption in areas where states historically exercised their police powers, and gambling regulation has historically been left to states.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 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
  • Experts cite Iran's doctrine of irregular warfare, limited conventional projection capabilities, and the strong US/coalition presence in the region.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • The majority opinion, delivered by Justice Horace Gray, stated in no uncertain terms the dangers of pivoting from the Fourteenth Amendment’s jus soli doctrine to jus sanguinis citizenship.
    — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of doctrine
Noun
  • There’s no reason to believe organizers of PGA tournaments, marathons, NASCAR races and similar sporting would ever demand payment, and thus the hypotheticals are arguably scare tactics rather than realistic consequences.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
  • His second-guessing doesn’t stanch his inner torrent of bile, which continues through dinner with Irène and her mother, and goes on for another fifteen pages of emotional hypotheticals and conditionals.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Definition of hypothetical
Noun
  • September 23 – October 22 A relationship may need fewer assumptions and firmer agreements.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • The effect was roughly a third the size of labeling a headline false, and the authors traced it to an assumption of full automation with no human oversight.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 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 2 Aug. 2026.

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