sic
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Latin sīc (“‘thus, so’”).
[edit] Adverb
sic (not comparable)
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- thus; thus written
[edit] Usage notes
- The term sic is most often used in quoted material (usually in square brackets, and sometimes italicized) to indicate that the preceding segment of the quote was copied faithfully, in spite of a mistake or seeming mistake; that is, that the mistake or seeming mistake was in the original text, and not due to misquoting on the part of the present writer.
- It is also sometimes used outside of quoted material to emphasize that the preceding segment of text was intentionally written as is; that is, that a seeming mistake in the text is not, in fact, a mistake (or if it is, that it's an intentional mistake).
[edit] Related terms
- sic passim (Used to indicate that the preceding word, phrase, or term is used in the same manner (or form) throughout the remainder of a text.)
- sic transit gloria mundi
[edit] Translations
thus, thus written
[edit] Etymology 2
Variant of seek.
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to sic (third-person singular simple present sics, present participle siccing, simple past and past participle sicced)
- (transitive) To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
- He sicced his dog on me!
- (transitive) To set upon; to chase; to attack.
- Sic 'em, Mitzi.
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- The sense of "set upon" is most commonly used as an imperative, in a command to an animal.
[edit] Translations
incite an attack by
set upon
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adverb
sīc
- thus, so, or just like that
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[edit] Adjective
sic (comparative mair sic, superlative maist sic)
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[edit] Pronoun
sic
