Plural of dictum

Forms of dictum

Dicta and dictums in a sentence

• I recalled the dicta of certain profoundly experienced men, that evil would come of their telling all they knew.1960, Gottfried Benn, Primal Vision: Selected Writings, New Directions Publishing, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry anteverbal
• Owing to his obiter dicta having to be filtered through a zareba of white hair, it was not always easy to catch exactly what Mr.1961, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 7, in Ice in the Bedroom, New York: Simon & Schuster, page 52. From the entry zeriba
• Mostly technical jargon and arbitrary fortune-cookieish dictums on violence and heredity.2014, Geoffrey Girard, Cain's Blood: A Novel, page 42. From the entry cookieish
• All the Chassidic dictums about life were racing through my mind.1996, Tzvi Jacobs, Truths Revealed: Modern Day Stories of Faith & Miracles, page 10. From the entry everything happens for a reason

Meaning of dictum

1. noun An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
2. noun A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
3. noun The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.

Full definition of dictum

Nouns ending in -um: plural -a

• minimum (minima)
• medium (media)
• maximum (maxima)
• spectrum (spectra)
• curriculum (curricula)
• referendum (referenda)
• millennium (millennia)
• consortium (consortia)
• podium (podia)
• aquarium (aquaria)
• optimum (optima)
• gymnasium (gymnasia)

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Questions about the plural of dictum

What is the plural of dictum?

The plural of dictum is dicta or dictums.

Which is correct, dicta or dictums?

Both are used. dicta is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is dictum countable?

Dictum is a countable noun.