ipsissima verba

[ ip-sis-si-mah wer-bah; English ip-sis-uh-muh-vur-buh ]

adverb
  1. with the very words; verbatim.

noun
  1. the very words.

Origin of ipsissima verba

1
First recorded in 1800–10; from Latin ipsissima, neuter plural of ipsissimus “the very same” (superlative of ipse “oneself, the very one”) + verba, plural of verbum “word”; cf. ipso facto, verbal

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British Dictionary definitions for ipsissima verba

ipsissima verba

/ Latin (ɪpˈsɪsɪmə ˈvɜːbə) /


pl n
  1. the very words; verbatim

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