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edico

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- (out of, from) +‎ dīcō (say, affirm, tell).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ēdīcō (present infinitive ēdīcere, perfect active ēdīxī, supine ēdictum); third conjugation, irregular short imperative

  1. to declare, publish, establish, announce
    Synonyms: nū̆ncupō, prōdō, renūntiō, nūntiō, dēnūntiō, adnūntiō, praedicō, indīcō, profiteor, dēferō, referō, cōntiōnor
  2. to appoint, decree, ordain something
    Synonyms: indīcō, imperō, praescrībō, iniungō, praecipiō, dictō, mandō, iubeō, pōnō
  3. (of magistrates) to make known (of a decree), proclaim; enact a law
  4. (Late Latin) to explain, interpret

Conjugation

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1Old Latin.

Derived terms

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References

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  • edico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • edico”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • edico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to issue a proclamation calling on the senators to assemble in full force: edicere, ut senatus frequens adsit (Fam. 11. 6. 2)
    • to proclaim that the courts are closed, a cessation of legal business: iustitium indicere, edicere (Phil. 5. 12)