First Known Use: 1548
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ipso facto
adverb ip·so fac·to \ˈip-(ˌ)sō-ˈfak-(ˌ)tō\
: because of that fact : because of the fact that has just been mentioned
Full Definition of IPSO FACTO
: by that very fact or act : as an inevitable result
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Origin of IPSO FACTO
New Latin, literally, by the fact itself
Related to IPSO FACTO
- Synonyms
- ineluctably, inescapably, inevitably, needs, necessarily, perforce, unavoidably
- Antonyms
- unnecessarily
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