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11edict — n. 1) to issue an edict 2) to recall, rescind an edict 3) a royal; solemn edict 4) an edict that + clause (the government issued an edict that all prisoners would be released) * * * [ iːdɪkt] rescind an edict solemn edict a royal to issue an… …
12EDICT — The EDICT project was started by Jim Breen in 1991 with the aim to provide a complete Japanese to English dictionary. Since that time it has been updated and expanded by many contributors. EDICT is simply a text file; other programs are needed to …
13EDICT — Le projet EDICT a été lancé en 1991 par Jim Breen dans le but de fournir un dictionnaire nippo anglais complet, gratuit et sous licence libre. Il a depuis été fréquemment mis à jour par plusieurs volontaires. EDICT existe principalement sous… …
14edict — [[t]i͟ːdɪkt[/t]] edicts N COUNT: oft N that, N against n An edict is a command or instruction given by someone in authority. [FORMAL] In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism... He issued an edict that none of his… …
15edict — [15] An edict is literally that which is ‘spoken out’ or ‘proclaimed’. It was acquired directly from Latin ēdictum, which comes from the past participle of ēdīcere ‘proclaim’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and dīcere… …
16edict — UK [ˈiːdɪkt] / US [ˈɪdɪkt] noun [countable] Word forms edict : singular edict plural edicts formal an official order given by a government or person in authority …
17edict — A formal decree, command, or proclamation. A positive law promulgated by the sovereign of a country, and having reference either to the whole land or some of its divisions, but usually relating to affairs of state. It differs from a public… …
18edict — A formal decree, command, or proclamation. A positive law promulgated by the sovereign of a country, and having reference either to the whole land or some of its divisions, but usually relating to affairs of state. It differs from a public… …
19edict — [15] An edict is literally that which is ‘spoken out’ or ‘proclaimed’. It was acquired directly from Latin ēdictum, which comes from the past participle of ēdīcere ‘proclaim’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex ‘out’ and dīcere… …
20edict — 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 …
