"de gustibus non est disputandum" meaning in Latin

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Phrase

IPA: /deːˈɡus.ti.bus ˈnoː.nest dis.puˈtan.dum/ [Classical], [d̪eːˈɡʊs̠t̪ɪbʊs̠ ˈnoːnɛs̠t̪ d̪ɪs̠pʊˈt̪än̪d̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical], /deˈɡus.ti.bus ˈno.nest dis.puˈtan.dum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [d̪eˈɡust̪ibus ˈnɔːnest̪ d̪ispuˈt̪än̪d̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: dē gustibus nōn est disputandum [canonical]
Etymology: Uncertain; likely of non-classical origin. An alternative, more recent form de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum (“there’s no arguing about tastes and colors”) originated in French literature in the early 19th century. Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain, {{m|la|de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum||there’s no arguing about tastes and colors}} de gustibus et coloribus non est disputandum (“there’s no arguing about tastes and colors”) Head templates: {{head|la|phrase|head=dē gustibus nōn est disputandum}} dē gustibus nōn est disputandum
  1. there's no accounting for taste (lit. 'one shouldn't discuss tastes.') Synonyms: dē colōribus nōn est disputandum, dē colōribus nōn disputandum, dē gustibus et colōribus nōn disputandum, dē gustibus et colōribus nōn disputandum est, dē gustibus et dē colōribus nōn disputandum, dē gustibus et dē colōribus nōn est disputandum, de gustibus nōn disputandum, de gustibus nōn disputandum est, de gustibus nōn est disputandum, suum cuique (english: to each his own)
    Sense id: en-de_gustibus_non_est_disputandum-la-phrase-JKrHZIpV

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