thetic

(t̸hetik)

adjective

set forth dogmatically; prescribed

Origin: Gr thetikos, fit for placing < thetos, placed < base of tithenai: see do

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See thetic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Beginning with, constituting, or relating to the thesis in prosody.
  2. Presented dogmatically; arbitrarily prescribed.

Origin:

Origin: Greek thetikos

Origin: , from thetos, placed

Origin: , from tithenai, to put; see dhē- in Indo-European roots

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  • thetˈi·cal·ly adverb
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