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< dicarboxylic
dice >
di·cast
(d
k
st
, d
k
st
)
KEY
NOUN:
One of the 6,000 citizens chosen each year in ancient Athens to sit in the law courts, with functions resembling those of a judge and juror.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek
dikast
s
,
judge
, from
dikazein
,
to judge
, from
dik
,
right, custom
; see
deik-
in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
di·cas
tic
(Adjective)
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