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Synonyms for dictum

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dik-tuhm
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪk təm

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Définition of dictum

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Latin dictum "thing said (a saying, bon-mot, prophecy, etc.), an order, command," neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere "say" (see diction). In legal use, a judge's expression of opinion which is not the formal resolution of a case.
  • noun saying; proverb
  • noun decree, pronouncement
Example sentences :
  • There was a finality about the dictum that reassured his allies.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • The dictum is that there is no such thing as falsehood; a man must either say what is true or say nothing.
  • Extract from : « Euthydemus » by Plato
  • We doubt, too, the dictum that the earliest poets are uniformly the best.
  • Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. » by Various
  • If you are in a mixed company, cultivate the dictum of "give and take."
  • Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes
  • This, however, is not accepted by all as the dictum of modern science.
  • Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
  • Every one conceded that Smith's dictum would decide the contest.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • How far back, then, can the dictum in these very words be traced?
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 212, November 19, 1853 » by Various
  • And did he tell you my grandfather Carfax's dictum in the Banstock case?
  • Extract from : « Fraternity » by John Galsworthy
  • Des Meloises looked as statesmanlike as he could when delivering this dictum.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • He would rather that Sandy had made some protest against that dictum.
  • Extract from : « Shapes that Haunt the Dusk » by Various

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