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dictum

noun

NAmE//ˈdɪktəm//

(pl. dicta

NAmE//ˈdɪktə//

, (or )dictums) (formal)

a statement that expresses something that people believe is always true or should be followed the dictum that “In politics, there are no friendships.”

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