how to pronounce dictum

/ˈdɪktəm/

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An example use of dictum in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… famous dictum a treaty attributed to …”

meanings of dictum

noun:

A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
An arbitrament or award.
The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.

dictum frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dictum occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics dictum can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that dictum can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;