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mirabile dictu

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mi·ra·bi·le dic·tu  (m-räb-l dkt)
interj.
Wonderful to relate.
[Latin mrbile dict : mrbile, neuter sing. of mrbilis, wonderful + dict, ablative sing. supine of dcere, to say.]
mirabile dictu Latin [mɪˈræbɪleɪ ˈdɪktuː]
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) wonderful to relate; amazing to say
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