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Summary: The Latin root word *dict* and its variant *dic* both mean 'say.' Some common English vocabulary words that come from this word root include [*dict*]ionary, contra[*dict*], and de[*dic*]ate. Perhaps the easiest way in which to remember this root is the word pre[*dict*]ion, for a pre[*dict*]ion is 'said' before something actually happens.