apodictic

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apodictic   \ap-uh-DIK-tik\   adjective
          : expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute c=
ertainty

Example sentence:
          The apodictic tone of Liza's writing reflects her complete con=
fidence in the correctness of her statements.=20

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          There's something remarkable about a word which, when periodic=
ally dusted off, proves to have retained its freshness over 350 years --=
 and that's the case with "apodictic." It's a handy word that can descri=
be a conclusive concept, a conclusive person, or even that conclusive pe=
rson's conclusive remarks. The best known close relative of "apodictic" =
is "paradigm" ("an outstandingly clear or typical example"); both words =
are built on Greek "deiknynai," meaning "to show." More distant relative=
s (from Latin "dicere," a relative of "deiknynai" that means "to say") i=
nclude "diction," "dictate," "edict," and "predict."





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