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Etymology

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From Middle English edycte, borrowed from Latin edictum; earlier form edit, from Old French edit, from the same Latin word.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈiː.dɪkt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪkt

Noun

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edict (plural edicts)

  1. A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
    • 1950 December, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—6”, in Railway Magazine, page 844:
      By this time the edict had gone forth that the railways were to be nationalised on January 1, 1948.
    • 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport[1], archived from the original on 21 April 2019:
      It was made clear in a pre-tournament referees' briefing that such grappling would be taken seriously and punished, so England have every right to ask why this edict was not carried out.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch edict, from Latin ēdictum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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edict n (plural edicten, diminutive edictje n)

  1. edict

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: edik

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin edictum.

Noun

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edict n (plural edicte)

  1. edict

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