SICCING

Verb

siccing

present participle of sic

Source: Wiktionary


SIC

Sic, a.

Definition: Such. [Scot.]

Sic, adv. Etym: [L.]

Definition: Thus.

Note: This word is sometimes inserted in a quotation [sic], to call attention to the fact that some remarkable or inaccurate expression, misspelling, or the like, is literally reproduced.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

29 April 2024

SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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