ipso facto

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. By that very fact itself; actually.
adj
  1. Being such by itself, or by its own definition; inherent.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ipso facto.wav

Word forms

ipso facto

Etymology

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

Related words

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