Etymology

simpliciter

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Today it means: Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition. Full definition →

Latin simpliciter
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  1. Latin · derived fromsimpliciter“simply”, “plainly”
  2. English todaysimpliciter

From the Latin simpliciter (“simply”, “plainly”), from simplex (“simple”).

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