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   E·dict

   /ˈēdik(t)/

   

   noun

   • 1. an official order or proclamation issued by a person in authority: "Clovis issued an edict protecting Church property"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin edictum ‘something proclaimed’, neuter past participle of edicere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + dicere ‘say, tell’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. edictal adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

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