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Added 9 October 2026

sic

/sɪk/ symbol

Latin root: sīc Wiktionary

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Former ISO 639-3 language code for Malinguat.

adverb

Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
Used in the manner of scare quotes

verb

To mark with a bracketed sic.

verb

To incite an attack by, especially a dog or dogs.
He sicced his dog on me!
To set upon; to chase; to attack.
Sic ’em, Mitzi.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin sīc (“thus, so”).

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