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sic1 definition

sic (sik)

adjective

Scot. such
sic2 definition

sic (sik)

transitive verb sicced or sicked, siccing sic′·cing or sicking sick′·ing

  1. to set upon; pursue and attack: said esp. of or to a dog
  2. to urge or incite to attack to sic a dog on someone

Etymology: var. of seek

sic3 definition

sic (sik, sēk)

adverb

thus; so: used within brackets, [sic], to show that a quoted passage, esp. one containing some error or something questionable, is precisely reproduced

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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