Ipsissima verba
noun phrase | /ipsissima verba/
The exact words spoken or written by a person; the very words themselves.
Ipsissima verba
noun phrase | /ipsissima verba/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDThe exact words spoken or written by a person; the very words themselves.
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"The historian preserved the witness’s ipsissima verba in the transcript. Means: The historian recorded the witness’s exact words in the transcript."
"The quotation gives the author’s ipsissima verba rather than a paraphrase. Means: The quotation reproduces the author’s exact wording instead of restating the idea."
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Ipsissima verba means the very words themselves; “verba” is Latin for words.
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