| 【dic-, dict-】 are word-forming element usually meaning "say, speak, proclaim" from Latin "dicere, dictare, dictus" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "dic-, dict-"]
condition ****[537] If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
contradiction ☆[5251] If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
contradictory ☆[4761] If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
dictate **[4333] If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
dictator ☆[5474] A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
dictionary ***[2553] A dictionary is a book in which the words and phrases of a language are listed alphabetically, together with their meanings or their translations in another language.
indictment ☆[5481] If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is.
jurisdiction **[4141] Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws.
predict ****[1110] If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.
prediction ***[2374] If you make a prediction about something, you say what you think will happen.
verdict **[4253] In a court of law, the verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.
[WORD ROOT]root dic
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] dic, dict, dit
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) dicere, dictare, dictus
[MEANING]root say, speak, proclaim
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 dicere [related to dicare] to say, speak
- 【Latin】 dictare say often, prescribe
- 【Latin】 dictus pp of dicere;
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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condition ★★★★[537] noun from condition 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
【pl.】 conditions
【COMPOSITION】 com
【ROOTs】 ⑴ con(com); together, with, completely ⑵ dit(dic); say, speak ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin conditio》 [from condicere] agreement; stipulation; the external position, situation, rank, place, circumstances
【First Known Meaning】 particular mode of being of a person or thing
【DERIVATIVEs】 conditional, condition
contradiction ☆[5251] noun from contradict 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If you describe an aspect of a situation as a contradiction, you mean that it is completely different from other aspects, and so makes the situation confused or difficult to understand.
【pl.】 contradictions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ contra; against, contrary ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin dicere》 [related to dicare] to say, speak
【DERIVATIVEs】 contradict, contradictable, contradicter, contradiction, contradictious, contradictiously, contradictiousness, contradictively, contradictiveness, contradictor, contradictory
contradictory ☆[4761] adjective from contradict 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
【SYNONYM】 conflicting
【ROOTs】 ⑴ contra; against ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak, proclaim ⑶ ory; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin dicere》 [related to dicare] to say, speak
【First Known Meaning】 mutually opposed, at variance, inconsistent, incapable of being true together
【DERIVATIVEs】 contradict, contradictable, contradicter, contradiction, contradictious, contradictiously, contradictiousness, contradictively, contradictiveness, contradictor, contradictorily, contradictoriness, contradictory
dictate ★★[4333] verb from dictate 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
【Declension/Conjugation】 dictated, dictated, dictating, dictates
【SYNONYM】 determine
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dict(dic); say, speak ⑵ ate; verb suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 dictate, dictation, dictational, dictatorial, dictatorially, dictatorialness, dictator
dictator ☆[5474] noun from dictate 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 A dictator is a ruler who has complete power in a country, especially power which was obtained by force and is used unfairly or cruelly.
【pl.】 dictators
【COMPOSITION】 dictate + or
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dict(dic); say, speak ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ or; noun suffix
【DERIVATIVEs】 dictatorial, dictatorially, dictatorialness, dictate, dictator
dictionary ★★★[2553] noun from dict
【DEFINITION】 A dictionary is a book in which the words and phrases of a language are listed alphabetically, together with their meanings or their translations in another language.
【pl.】 dictionaries
【ROOTs】 ⑴ dict(dic); say, speak ⑵ ion; noun suffix ⑶ ary; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin dicere》 [related to dicare] to say, speak
indictment ☆[5481] noun from indict 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ in; in, on, upon ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【First Known Meaning】 action of accusing
【DERIVATIVEs】 indict, indictee, indicter, indictor, indictment
jurisdiction ★★[4141] noun from jurisdiction 〈 jure
【DEFINITION】 Jurisdiction is the power that a court of law or an official has to carry out legal judgments or to enforce laws.
【pl.】 jurisdictions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ juris(jure); judge ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin iuris dictio》 [iuris+dictio]
【First Known Meaning】 administration of justice,
【DERIVATIVEs】 jurisdictional, jurisdictionally, jurisdictive, jurisdiction
predict ★★★★[1110] verb from predict 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If you predict an event, you say that it will happen.
【Declension/Conjugation】 predicted, predicted, predicting, predicts
【SYNONYM】 forecast, foresee
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak
【Etymology】 《Latin praedicere》 prae+dicere; foretell, advise, give notice
【First Known Meaning】 foretell, prophesy
【DERIVATIVEs】 predict, predictability, predictable, predictableness, predictably, prediction, predictive
prediction ★★★[2374] noun from predict 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 If you make a prediction about something, you say what you think will happen.
【pl.】 predictions
【ROOTs】 ⑴ pre; before, previous ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin praedicere》 prae+dicere; foretell, advise, give notice
【DERIVATIVEs】 predict, predictability, predictable, predictableness, predictably, prediction, predictive
verdict ★★[4253] noun from verdict 〈 dict
【DEFINITION】 In a court of law, the verdict is the decision that is given by the jury or judge at the end of a trial.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ ver; true ⑵ dict(dic); say, speak
【First Known Meaning】 a jury's decision in a case
Other words containing "dic-, dict-"; addict, addicted, addiction, addictive, benedict, benediction, conditioned, conditioning, contradict, dict, dictation, dictatorial, diction, dictum, edict, indict, interdiction, juridical, malediction, predictability, predictable, predictableness, predictably, predictive, unpredictable, valediction
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
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