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edict

Main Entry:: edict
Pronunciation:: \ˈē-ˌdikt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin edictum, from neuter of edictus, past participle of edicere to decree, from e- + dicere to say — more at diction
Date:: 14th century

1 : a proclamation having the force of law 2 : order , command <we held firm to Grandmother's edict — M. F. K. Fisher>

— edic·tal

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\i-ˈdik-t^əl\ adjective

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