Synonyms for dictum
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Noun
1. Pronouncement
pronouncement, say-so informal, statement
2. Adage
adage, maxim, aphorism, saying, truism, proverb, assertion, proposition, theorem, affirmation, saw, byword, position, apothegm, apophthegm UK, axiom, precept
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Definitions
- n. 1
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
- n. 2
A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
Related words
- Phrases
- obiter dictum
Forms
- Plural
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A dictum is a statement of some person or school, on whom it depends for authority; as, a dictum of Aristotle.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- maxim He worked in his favorite maxim.
- adage There must always be two parties to a quarrel, says the old adage.
By length
- 3 letters
- saw1
- 5 letters
- maxim2, adage2, axiom3
- 6 letters
- saying2, truism3, byword2
- 7 letters
- theorem2, proverb2, precept2
- 8 letters
- position3, aphorism4, apothegm
- 9 letters
- statement2, assertion3
- 10 letters
- apophthegm
- 11 letters
- proposition4, affirmation4
- 13 letters
- pronouncement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (maxim2 = 2 syllables).