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di·cast (dī′kast′, dik′ast′)

noun

in ancient Athens, any of a large group of citizens chosen annually to serve as a court hearing cases

Etymology: Gr dikastēs < dikazein, to pass judgment < dikē, right, law, justice, akin to L dicere: see diction

Browse dictionary entries near dicast

  1. ‹ dibs
  2. ‹ dibranchiate
  3. ‹ dibit
  4. ‹ dibbuk
  5. ‹ dibbling
  6. ‹ dibbled
  7. ‹ dibble
  8. ‹ dibbing
  9. ‹ dibber
  10. ‹ dibbed
  1. dice ›
  2. diced ›
  3. dicentra ›
  4. dicephalous ›
  5. dicer ›
  6. dicey ›
  7. dich- ›
  8. dichasia ›
  9. dichasial cyme ›
  10. dichasium ›