ex hypothesi

[ eks hahy-poth-uh-sahy ]

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adverb

, Latin.

by hypothesis; according to assumptions.

ex hypothesi

/ ɛks haɪˈpɒθəsɪ /

adverb

in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ex hypothesi¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from New Latin, equivalent to Latin ex + hypothesī (ablative of hypothesis “basis, assumption”); ex- ¹( def ), hypothesis

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ex hypothesi¹

C17: New Latin

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Example Sentences

Ex hypothesi the object is utilitarian; the language is a means.

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But of this universe, if it exists, no natural proof can be given, because ex hypothesi it lies quite beyond the region of nature.

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The silence of Bede might be accidental, and he wrote ex hypothesi nearly two centuries after Arthur's day.

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It is impossible to imagine how early savages, ex hypothesi promiscuous, saw anything to reform in their state of promiscuity.

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Locis in quibus non ex hypothesi, sed asserendo de situ et motu Terr disputat.

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