dicktat
English translation: diktat(s)
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| 18:51 Sep 23, 2008 |
| Italian to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Journalism | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: David Russi United States Local time: 07:46 | ||||||
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| 5 +8 | diktats |
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| 4 | dictates/prescripts |
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| 4 | demands for conformity |
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peer agreement (net): +8
peer agreement (net): +8diktats Explanation: It's a typo (overcorrection?) it should be diktat diktat Definition dik·tat (dik tät′, dik′tät′) noun an authoritarian decree, order, or policy -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2008-09-23 18:57:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Webster's 3rd: dik£tat Pronunciation:dik*t*t Function:noun Inflected Form:-s Usage:sometimes capitalized Etymology:German, literally, something dictated, from New Latin dictatum, from Latin, neuter of dictatus, past participle of dictare to dictate * more at DICTATE : a harsh decision or settlement unilaterally imposed especially on a defeated or subject people or nation *the treaty was regarded by the vanquished as a diktat* |
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