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sic.

yes, indeed (If answering a question)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈsiːk]Classical-Latin[ˈsik]
  1. yes, indeed (If answering a question)

    not-comparable
  2. thus, so, like this, in this way

    not-comparable
  3. thus, so, like this, in this way as stated or as follows, to this effect

    not-comparable
  4. thus, so, like this, in this way

    not-comparable
  5. thus, so, like this, in this way

    also · not-comparable
  6. thus, so, like this, in this way in such a (good or bad) way, like that, so much

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóder. Proto-Italic *sei Latin sī Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Italic *ke Latin -ce Latin sīce Latin sic Regular apocope of sīce, from sī + -ce.

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