Definitions
an authoritative declaration
Word origin
From Latin dictum (“proverb, maxim”), from dictus (“having been said”), perfect passive participle of dico (“to say”). Compare Spanish dicho (“saying”). Doublet of dict.
Used in a sentence
“[…]a dictum which he had heard an economics professor once propound[…]”
“1. The utmost in steam producing capacity permitted by weight and dimensions; in other words, capacity to boil water—H. A. Ivatt's old dictum.”
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