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Vocabulary Entry
sic
|noun • adverb
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N
noun
A term used to indicate that a quoted passage is being reproduced verbatim, often used to highlight the accuracy of a quote despite apparent errors.
Example Sentences
"He wrote "He is a great leader, sic!" to emphasize that he was quoting someone else's mistaken view."
"In her paper, she included the phrase 'The company is losing money each year, sic,' to show how the original quote was flawed."
"The journalist used 'The results were a disaster, sic!' to draw attention to the original statement's absurdity."
A
adverb
Used in brackets to indicate that an error in the original text is preserved and not corrected.
Example Sentences
"She said, 'He didn't do anything wrong, sic.'"
"The report mentioned the numbers as 'highly unusual, sic,' indicating the original wording."
"In the document, he referred to the project as failing miserably, sic, to acknowledge its source."