dictum
[noun]
Synonyms: maxim, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, brocard, gnome, moral, rule, truism

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dic‧tum /ˈdɪktəm/ noun (plural dictums or dicta /-tə/) [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: 'thing said', from the past participle of dicere 'to say']

1. a formal statement of opinion by someone who is respected or has authority

2. a short phrase that expresses a general rule or truth:
Descartes’ famous dictum: ‘I think; therefore, I am’

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