EGAVE

sic

About 5.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol Former ISO 639-3 language code for Malinguat.
  2. adverb Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
  3. adverb Used in the manner of scare quotes
  4. verb To mark with a bracketed sic.
  5. verb To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
    He sicced his dog on me!
  6. verb To set upon; to chase; to attack.
    Sic ’em, Mitzi.

Similar words

set traduction translation thus original sci honor credit honour ist

Often followed by

code a et and in transit stantibus codes is

Word family

sicced siccing sick sicked sicking sicks sics such

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