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sic

1  [sik]
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–verb (used with object), sicked or sicced  [sikt] , sick⋅ing or sic⋅cing.
1. to attack (used esp. in commanding a dog): Sic 'em!
2. to incite to attack (usually fol. by on).
Also, sick.

Origin:
1835–45; var. of seek
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Cultural Dictionary

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].’”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

SIC

  1. See Securities Information Center.

  2. See standard industrial classification system.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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