Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eo ipso

/ˌeɪəʊ ˈɪpsəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: eo ip-so
IPA: /ˌeɪəʊ ˈɪpsəʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Through or by that very act or quality; thereby.

Literary

Example Sentences

"When we demand an object from somebody, its “use value” (the fact that it serves to satisfy some of our needs) eo ipso becomes a form of expression of its “exchange value”; the object in question functions as an index of a network of intersubjective relations."
"For example, Jim Ruben's remarks are illustrative of neofuturist thinking in which technologies eo ipso impact favorably the political process: “democracy itself . . . is due for a retooling to function in a different world” (1983, 59)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eo ipso, ablative form of id ipsum (“that (thing) itself”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: eo ipso

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌeɪəʊ ˈɪpsəʊ/

Usage

Literary

Phrases

eo nomine

Frequently Paired Words

eo nomine ipso facto

Questions

How do you pronounce eo ipso?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪəʊ ˈɪpsəʊ/.
What does eo ipso mean?: Through or by that very act or quality; thereby.
Where does eo ipso come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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