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mirabile dictu


mi·ra·bi·le dic·tu

\mə-ˌrä-bə-lē-ˈdik-(ˌ)tü\

Definition of MIRABILE DICTU

: wonderful to relate

Origin of MIRABILE DICTU

Latin
First Known Use: 1804

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