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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dic•ta (dik′tə),USA pronunciation n. - a pl. of dictum.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dicta /ˈdɪktə/ n - a plural of dictum
dic•tum /ˈdɪktəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -ta /-tə/USA pronunciation -tums. - an authoritative pronouncement;
decree;
order:We'll have to go along with the boss's dictum. - a familiar saying;
proverb;
maxim:the old dictum that blood is thicker than water.
See -dict-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dic•tum (dik′təm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ta (-tə),USA pronunciation -tums. - an authoritative pronouncement;
judicial assertion. - a saying;
maxim. - See obiter dictum.
- Latin: something said, a saying, command, word, noun, nominal use of neuter past participle of dīcere to say, speak; compare index
- 1660–70
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged edict, decree, fiat, order, declaration.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adage, proverb, truism, saw.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dictum /ˈdɪktəm/ n ( pl -tums, -ta / -tə/)- a formal or authoritative statement or assertion; pronouncement
- a popular saying or maxim
- See obiter dictum
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from dīcere to say |