sic

Meanings

• A term used to indicate that a text or transcription contains an error or inaccuracy that was originally present in the original source.

  - "In the original manuscript of Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth', the word 'sic' is often used to indicate that a particularly unusual or archaic word or spelling is intentional and was present in the original text or manuscript."

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Pronunciation

1. /sɪk/
   
   
   
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2. /sɪk/
   
   
   
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3. /sɪk/
   
   
   
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4. /sɪk/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sic
sick , brick , quick , stick

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. sic (term))
   

2. sick (adjective)
   

3. sea (noun)
   

4. see (verb)
   

5. sole (adjective)
   

6. sole (noun)
   

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Variants

List of all variants of sic that leads to same result
sic , sicced , siccing , sick , sicked , sicking , sicks , sics , such , sic passim , sic itur ad astra , sic semper tyrannis , sic transit gloria mundi , sic (something) on (someone or something) , sic on , sic on someone , sic on something , sic something on , sic something on someone , sic something on something , sicced (something) on (someone or something) , siccing (something) on (someone or something) , sicked (something) on (someone or something) , sicking (something) on (someone or something) , sics (something) on (someone or something) , et sic de similibus

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The term 'sic' comes from the Latin word 'sicut' which means 'thus' or 'in this way'. It was used in medieval Latin texts to indicate that a quotation or transcription was being presented exactly as it appeared in the original source.

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