dixit

French

Etymology

From Latin dīxit (“he or she said”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dik.sit/

Preposition

dixit

  1. Names the author of a previously quoted statement
    Synonyms: a dit, d'après, selon
    « Ce n’est pas à la loi de définir l’histoire », dixit Jacques Chirac. ('It is not up to the law to define history').
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Usage notes

Although considered a preposition by dictionaries such as Le Petit Larousse the word is often used as a replacement for the verbal form a dit (“said”).

Latin

Verb

dīxit

  1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of dīcō

Spanish

Preposition

dixit

  1. Said by
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