DICTUM, dictum
Sounds Like: DIK-toom
Translations: saying, word, remark, a saying, a word, a remark
From the root: DICTUM
Part of Speech: Noun, Participle, Adjective
Explanation: Dictum is a Latin word derived from the verb 'dico' (to say, speak). As a noun, it refers to something that has been said, a saying, a word, or a remark. It is the neuter past participle of 'dico' used substantively. It can also function as a participle meaning 'having been said' or an adjective meaning 'said' or 'spoken'.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 12:1
From the same root
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