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sic

or sick

[ sik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

sicced or sicked [sikt],siccing or sicking

to attack (used especially in commanding a dog):
Sic 'em!
to incite to attack (usually followed by on ).

sic

[ sik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Chiefly Scot.

such.

sic

[ seek; English sik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

, Latin.

so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim:
He signed his name as e. e. cummings (sic).

SIC

⁴

U.S. Government.

Standard Industrial Classification: a system used by the federal government to classify business activities for analytical and reporting purposes.

Sic.

⁵

abbreviation for

Sicilian.
Sicily.

sic

/ sɪk /

determiner

a Scot word for such

sic

/ sɪk /

adverb

so or thus: inserted in brackets in a written or printed text to indicate that an odd or questionable reading is what was actually written or printed

sic

/ sɪk /

verb

to turn on or attack: used only in commands, as to a dog
to urge (a dog) to attack

sic

A Latin word for “thus,” used to indicate that an apparent error is part of quoted material and not an editorial mistake: “The learned geographer asserts that ‘the capital of the United States is Washingtown [ sic ].’”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sic¹

First recorded in 1835–45; variant of seek

Origin of sic²

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English (north and Scots); such

Origin of sic³

First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin sīc

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sic¹

Latin

Origin of sic²

C19: dialect variant of seek

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