dictum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪktəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪktəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dik′təm)

Inflections of 'dictum' (n):
dicta
npl
dictums
npl

dictum
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Sense: Pronouncement
Synonyms:
dictate, assertion Collocations, decree Collocations, announcement Collocations, declaration, judgment Collocations, judgement, affirmation, edict, proclamation, order Collocations
Sense: Proverb
Synonyms:
maxim, adage, precept, saying Collocations, motto Collocations, proverb, old chestnut (slang), words of wisdom, aphorism, moral Collocations, axiom, saw Collocations, witticism, stock saying, tenet Collocations, teaching Collocations, wisdom Collocations, expression Collocations, set phrase


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