dixit
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin dīxit (“he or she has said”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
dixit
- Names the author of a previously quoted statement
Usage notes[edit]
Although considered a preposition by dictionaries such as Le Petit Larousse the word is often used as a replacement for the verbal form a dit (“said”).
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
dīxit
- third-person singular perfect active indicative of dīcō
- (Old Latin) third-person singular sigmatic future active indicative of dīcō
Usage notes[edit]
See explanation at dīcō.
Verb[edit]
dīxīt
- (Old Latin) third-person singular sigmatic aorist active subjunctive of dīcō
Usage notes[edit]
See explanation at dīcō.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
dixit
- Said by
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