HyperDic: ipsedixitism

English > 1 sense of the word ipsedixitism:
NOUNcommunicationipsedixitism, ipse dixitan unsupported dogmatic assertion
English > ipsedixitism: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningAn unsupported dogmatic assertion.
Synonymipse dixit
Broaderassertion, averment, asseverationA declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Spanishalegación falsa, ipse dixit, retórica infundada
Catalanipse dixit

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