# extra dictionem

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɛkstɹæ dɪktɪˈɔːnɛm/

## Definitions
1. Not deriving from the linguistic expression used; for a reason other than of ambiguity, division, et cetera.

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

## Source
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