| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fi·at |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f   t, - t , -ät, f t, -t |
| NOUN: | 1. An arbitrary order or decree. 2. Authorization or sanction: government fiat. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin, from Latin, let it be done, third person sing. present subjunctive of fier, to become, to be done. See bheu- in Appendix I.
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