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Word: Sic
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:
Latin, literally ‘so, thus’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original, as in a story must hold a child's interest and ‘enrich his [sic] life’ or a hero of antient [sic] Rome.
Short Definition:used in brackets after copied or quoted word to show that word is quoted exactly as in original
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