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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1639, 1690
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Dictat, n. [e.m.E. (1621), rare variant of dictate (1594), L. dictātum.] A dictate; a dictated lesson. — 1639 Baillie I. 113.
To force us receive all their most extravagant dictats 1690 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 363.
They desired him to produce his dictats, which he wes in use to teach the students
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