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(DIKT)to say or speak
Latin for saying or speaking — at the heart of words about speech, orders, and predictions.
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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
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).
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Communication. Roots about writing, speaking, and the words we use.
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