Etymology

maledicta

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Today it means: Profane or blasphemous language. Full definition →

Latin maledicta
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  1. Latin · borrowed frommaledicta
  2. English todaymaledicta

From Latin maledicta, plural of maledictum (“curse, insult”).

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