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dict
(DIKT)to say or speak
Latin for saying or speaking — at the heart of words about speech, orders, and predictions.
rootLatin
CommunicationExample words
predict
to say something will happen before it does
dictionary
a book that says what words mean
contradict
to say the opposite
dictate
to speak words for someone else to write down
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing dict, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
predict
to say something will happen before it does
dictionary
a book that says what words mean
contradict
to say the opposite
dictate
to speak words for someone else to write down
verdict
a spoken decision of truth, especially in a trial
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Related roots
Communication. Roots about writing, speaking, and the words we use.
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