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How to pronounce “dictum”
Hear “dictum” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for dictum
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dictum with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 7 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Stephanie Kelton: The big myth of government deficits
Maybe you've heard the contemporary version of Thatcher's dictum.
- Definition summary
- An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
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How to pronounce dictum
Stephanie Kelton: The big myth of government deficits
Maybe you've heard the contemporary version of Thatcher's dictum.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dictum”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
- A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
- The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
- An arbitrament or award.
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