mirabile dictu

[mee-rah-bi-le dik-too; Eng. mi-rab-uh-lee dik-too, -tyoo]

Origin

Latin.

strange to say; marvelous to relate.

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mirabile dictu (mɪˈræbɪleɪ ˈdɪktuː)

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	wonderful to relate; amazing to say

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mirabile dictu

1831, from L., lit. "wonderful to relate." Found in Virgil.

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