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dictamen

/dɪkˈteɪ.mən/

dictamen noun: a dictation or dictate.

Noun

dictamen (plural dictamina or dictamens)

  1. (rare) A dictation or dictate.
    • The spirit is not bound to follow the laws and dictamens of the flesh1871, Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, translated by R. S. and S. J., Of Adoration in Spirit and Truth

Forms of dictamen

pluraldictamina
pluraldictamens

Origin of dictamen

From Latin dictāmen.

Questions about dictamen

What does dictamen mean?
Dictamen means a dictation or dictate.
What part of speech is dictamen?
Dictamen is a noun.
How do you pronounce dictamen?
Dictamen is pronounced /dɪkˈteɪ.mən/.
What is the plural of dictamen?
The plural of dictamen is dictamina.

Words near dictamen in the dictionary

  1. dicta
  2. dictablanda
  3. dictablandas
  4. dictagraph
  5. dictagraphs
  6. dictamen
  7. dictamens
  8. dictamina
  9. dictamnine
  10. dictamnus
  11. dictamnuses

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