obiter scriptum
/ˈɒbɪtɚ ˈskɹɪptəm/
obiter scriptum noun: a smaller piece, written during the process of writing a larger piece, which is supplementary or incidental to that larger piece; something written on the way to writing something else; a subsidiary composition or publication.
Noun
obiter scriptum (plural obiter scripta)
- A smaller piece, written during the process of writing a larger piece, which is supplementary or incidental to that larger piece; something written on the way to writing something else; a subsidiary composition or publication.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:obiter scriptum.
Forms of obiter scriptum
| plural | obiter scripta |
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Origin of obiter scriptum
From Latin: obiter scrīptum (“[a thing] written on the way”), from obiter (“on the way, incidentally”) + scrīptum (“text, anything written, writing”). Formed on the pattern of the earlier obiter dictum, with which it is often paired (especially in the plural).
Questions about obiter scriptum
- What does obiter scriptum mean?
- Obiter scriptum means a smaller piece, written during the process of writing a larger piece, which is supplementary or incidental to that larger piece; something written on the way to writing something else; a subsidiary composition or publication.
- What part of speech is obiter scriptum?
- Obiter scriptum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce obiter scriptum?
- Obiter scriptum is pronounced /ˈɒbɪtɚ ˈskɹɪptəm/.
- What is the plural of obiter scriptum?
- The plural of obiter scriptum is obiter scripta.
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