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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *deyḱ-}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [eːˈdɪk.ti.oː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [eˈdik.t͡si.o]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''ēdictiō''' ''f'' (genitive ēdictiōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|ēdīcō|-tiō|t1=to proclaim, decree]], from [[m|la|ex-]] and [[dīcō]] “to say”.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Lewis & Short and Gaffiot cite Plautus, its only author.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Gaffiot 2016) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant an order, edict, used for the usual [[ēdictum]], and only in Plautus, who applies it humorously to the orders of ordinary citizens.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it in the ''Captivi'' and ''Pseudolus''.^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Noun===
+ # An order, [[m|en|edict]].^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[ēdīcō]]
+ * [[ēdictum]]
+ * [[dīcō]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}