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   Dik·tat

   /dikˈtät/

   

   noun

   • 1. an order or decree imposed by someone in power without popular consent: "a diktat from the Bundestag"

   Word Origin 1920s: from German, from Latin dictatum ‘something dictated’, neuter past participle of dictare.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • K

     5

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

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