sic

Definition

Author or commentator's mark (printed usually italicized, and enclosed correctly in brackets (not in parenthesis) to indicate that the previous word (in spite of the obvious absurdity, anomaly, or error) is exactly how it is intended or was originally said or written, and is not a misprint or misquote. Latin for, 'so' or 'thus'.


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