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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mal·e·dic·tion ETYMOLOGY Middle English malediccioun, from Late Latin malediction-, maledictio, from maledicere to curse, from Latin, to speak evil of, from male badly + dicere to speak, say — more at mal- , diction DATE 14th century : curse , execration English Etymology malediction 1447, from O.Fr . maledicion, from L. maledictionem (nom.maledictio) "the action of speaking evil of, slander," in L.L. "a curse," from maledictus, pp. of maledicere "to speak badly or evil of, slander," from male "badly" (see mal-) + dicere "to say" (see diction).http://O.Fr Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: CURSE 1, anathema, commination, imprecation, malison Antonyms: benediction Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mal·e·dic·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdikshən\ noun Etymology: Middle English malediccioun, from Late Latin malediction-, maledictio, from maledictus (past participle of maledicere to curse) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion : curse , execration < the maledictions of great poets, whose hate confers an unwelcome immortality — John Buchan > |
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