Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb By the fact itself; by that very fact.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun By the fact itself; by that very fact.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb by the fact itself
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin ipsō factō : Latin ipsō, ablative of ipse, itself + Latin factō, ablative of factum, fact.]
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From Latin ipso + facto.
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Examples
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Leftists think the Iraq War is an imperialist war crime, a violation of international law, and hence any architect of that war is, ipso facto, a war criminal who must be barred from the gates.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Example of Academic Open-Mindedness in California: 2007
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Leftists think the Iraq War is an imperialist war crime, a violation of international law, and hence any architect of that war is, ipso facto, a war criminal who must be barred from thegates
The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Example of Academic Open-Mindedness in California: 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word ipso facto
As in "Half a bee, philosophically, must, ipso facto, half not be." From Eric the Half A Bee by the Monty Python team:
Half a bee, philosophically, must, ipso facto, half not be.
But half the bee
has got to be,
vis a vis
its entity - do you see?
But can a bee
be said to be
or not to be
an entire bee
when half the bee
is not a bee
due to some ancient injury?
Singing...
La dee dee, 1 2 3,
Eric the half a bee.
A B C D E F G,
Eric the half a bee.
Is this retched demi-bee,
half asleep upon my knee,
some freak from a menagerie?
No! It's Eric the half a bee.
Fiddle dee dum,
Fiddle dee dee,
Eric the half bee.
Ho ho ho,
Tee hee hee,
Eric the half a bee.
I love this hive employee-ee-ee (with buzzing in background)
bisected accidentally
one summer afternoon by me
I love him carnally.
He loves him carnally... (together)
...semi-carnally
(spoken)
The end
January 16, 2007
whichbe commented on the word ipso facto
'If-so, fact-o.'
June 19, 2007
arasbaras commented on the word ipso facto
como consequencia obrigatoria do facto; por isso mesmo
February 18, 2016