| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·dic·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-dk sh n |
| NOUN: | A 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and incorporated in some medieval systems. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English indiccioun, from Late Latin indicti , indictin-, proclamation, period of 15 years, from Latin indictus, past participle of ind cere, to proclaim : in-, intensive pref.; see in–2 + dcere, to say; see deik- in Appendix I.
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