obiter scripta

/ˈɒbɪtɚ ˈskɹɪptə/

A form of obiter scriptum — A smaller piece, written during the process of writing a larger piece, which is supplementary or incidental to that larger piece; something written on the way to writing something else; a subsidiary composition or publication.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of obiter scriptum

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