dyktat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Diktat, from Latin dictātus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɨk.tat/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨktat
  • Syllabification: dyk‧tat

Noun

dyktat m inan

  1. diktat (a dogmatic decree, especially issued by one who rules without popular consent)
  2. (politics) stranglehold, supremacy (absolute control)

Declension

Derived terms

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adjective
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Further reading

  • dyktat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dyktat in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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