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- dictum
dictum
Definition:
an authoritative statement
Synonym:
pronouncement
dictum
at the Free Dictionary
dictum
at Dictionary.com
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External definitions:
dic·tum
(d
k
t
m)
n.
pl.
dic·ta
(-t
)
or dic·tums
1. An authoritative, often formal pronouncement:
Joseph Sobran.
2.
Law
See .
[Latin, from neuter past participle of
d
cere
,
to say
; see
deik-
in Indo-European roots].
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