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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sic /sɪk/

▶adverb (after a copied or quoted word) written exactly as it stands in the original.

– origin L., lit. ‘so, thus’.

'sic' also found in these Oxford entries:

silicon carbide - sycamore

Forum discussions with the word(s) "sic" in the title:

[sic] in a translation
a ridiculous amount [sic] of guns
Dilemna (sic) - a common alternative for "dilemma"!
Do I need a [sic] here?
Is it worth the risk not too sic?
nose problem (sic)
O. says he can only remember (sic)
positioning of [sic] at the end of a quote?
Potatoe [sic]
prestigius (sic) slogan
sic passim
Sic the cops or lawyers on cheaters
Sic your cripple on me?
sic!
Spelling for a word 'ired'[sic].
usage of 'sic'

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