dictate

Betekenis (Engels)

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈdɪkˌteɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)

First attested in 1581; borrowed from Latin dictātum (“a thing said, something dictated”), substantivized from the nominative neuter singular of dictātus, the perfect passive participle of dictō (“pronounce or declare repeatedly; dictate”), frequentative of dīcō (“say, speak”). Doublet of diktat.

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