1.
[syn: sic, set]
ADVERB (1)
1. intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sic \Sic\, a.
Such. [Scot.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sic \Sic\, adv. [L.]
Thus.
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Note: This word is sometimes inserted in a quotation [sic],
to call attention to the fact that some remarkable or
inaccurate expression, misspelling, or the like, is
literally reproduced.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Carborundum \Car`bo*run"dum\ (k[aum]r`b[-o]*r[u^]n"d[u^]m), [a
trade name, from Carbon + corundum.]
A beautiful crystalline compound, silicon carbide (SiC),
consisting of carbon and silicon in combination; -- also
called carbon silicide. It is made by heating carbon and
sand together in an electric furnace. The commercial article
is dark-colored and iridescent. It is harder than emery, and
is used as an abrasive.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] carborundum cloth
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sic
adv 1: intentionally so written (used after a printed word or
phrase)
v 1: urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the
intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"
[syn: sic, set]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "sic":
abet, accurately, agitate, aid, catalyze, correctly, countenance,
egg on, exhort, faultlessly, favor, flawlessly, goad, inspirit,
instigate, just right, just so, perfectly, prick, prod, prompt,
propel, properly, rightly, so, spur, straight
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
SIC
Standard Industry Classification
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
SIC
Subject Indicator Code
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
SIC
Silicon Integrated Circuit