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dictum /ˈdɪktəm/
▶noun (pl. dicta /-tə/ or dictums) a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source.
■ a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.
■Law short for obiter dictum.– origin C16: from L., lit. ‘something said’, neut. past part. of dicere.
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