simpliciter
English
Etymology
From the Latin simpliciter (“simply”, “plainly”), from simplex (“simple”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /simˈpli.ki.teɹ/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭmplĭʹsĭtər, IPA(key): /sɪmˈplɪsɪtə/
Adverb
simpliciter (not comparable)
- (philosophy, law, originally chiefly in Scots law) Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /simˈpli.ki.ter/, [sɪmˈplɪ.kɪ.tɛr]
Adverb
simpliciter (comparative simplicius, superlative simplicissimē)
Related terms
- simplex
- simplicābilis
- simplicitās
- simplus
References
- simpliciter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- simpliciter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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