Dictum(noun)

Dictum - An authoritative statement or pronouncement; a formal saying.

An authoritative statement or pronouncement; a formal saying.

Hindi meaning:आदेश

Trick to remember: Dictum sounds like dictate = when someone dictates, they give a strict dictum (authoritative statement).
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Other meanings of Dictum

  • (noun) A statement that expresses something that people believe is always true or should be followed. — कथन
    Example: Every storyteller should remember Aristotle’s dictum that a story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.

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