ipso facto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (by the same fact).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ/
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Adverb

ipso facto (not comparable)

  1. By that very fact itself; actually.
    Coordinate term: eo ipso

Translations

Adjective

ipso facto (not comparable)

  1. Being such by itself, or by its own definition; inherent.
    • 1984 April 14, Richard Knisely, “Quintessential Narcissism”, in Gay Community News, page 13:
      Is not the reading of another's diary an ipso facto act of voyeurism?

Further reading

  • The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
  • ipso facto”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Adverb

ipso facto

  1. ipso facto

References

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ipsō factō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.pso ˈfak.to/, /ˈi.pso ˈfak.to/
  • Rhymes: -akto
  • Hyphenation: i‧pso‧fàc‧to, ì‧pso‧fàc‧to

Adverb

ipso facto

  1. immediately
    Synonyms: immediatamente, issofatto, subito
    lo cacciò ipso facto da casa suahe immediately kicked him out of his house
  2. (chiefly law) by that very fact itself; automatically, ipso facto
    Synonym: automaticamente

Further reading

  • ipso facto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Adverb

ipso facto

  1. ipso facto

Further reading

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