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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).

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SIC

U.S. Government.

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

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Sic.

Sicilian.

Sicily.

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adv. Thus; so. Used to indicate that a quoted passage, especially one containing an error or unconventional spelling, has been retained in its original form or written intentionally.

[Latin sīc; see so- in Indo-European roots.]

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sic² also sick Audio Help (sĭk) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. sicced also sicked, sic·cing also sick·ing, sics also sicks

To set upon; attack.
To urge or incite to hostile action; set: sicced the dogs on the intruders.

[Dialectal variant of seek.]

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sic

1887, insertion in printed quotation to call attention to error in the original, from L. sic "so, thus," related to si "if," from PIE base *so- "this, that" (cf. O.E. sio "she").

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sic
adverb
1.	intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
verb
1.	urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits"

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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].’”

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English

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SiC

Car`bo*run"dum\, [Carbon + corundum.] A beautiful crystalline compound, SiC, consisting of carbon and silicon in combination; 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.

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Sic

Sic\, a. Such. [Scot.]

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SIC
standard industry classification

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