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3sic

adv \ˈsik, ˈsēk\

Definition of SIC

: intentionally so written —used after a printed word or passage to indicate that it is intended exactly as printed or to indicate that it exactly reproduces an original <said he seed [sic] it all>

Origin of SIC

Latin, so, thus — more at so
First Known Use: circa 1859

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