Etymology

extra dictionem

Today it means: Not deriving from the linguistic expression used; for a reason other than of ambiguity, division, et cetera. Full definition →

Latin extra dictionem
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromextra dictionem
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From Latin extra dictionem, translation of Ancient Greek ἔξω τῆς λέξεως (éxō tês léxeōs), which appears in chapter 4 of Aristotle’s Sophistical Refutations.

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