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ipso facto
[
ip
-soh
fak
-toh
]
Origin
ip·so fac·to
/
ˈɪp
soʊ ˈfæk
toʊ
/
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[
ip
-soh
fak
-toh
]
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noun
by the fact itself; by the very
nature
of the deed:
to be condemned ipso facto.
Origin:
1540–50;
<
Latin
ipsō factō
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ipso facto
(ˈɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ)
—
adv
by that very fact or act:
ipso facto his guilt was apparent
[from Latin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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ipso facto
1540s, from L., lit. "by that very fact."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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