sic
adverb
uk
/sɪk/ us
/sɪk/Meaning of sic in English
(Definition of sic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
sic | American Dictionary
The sign said, "Closed on Wendsday" [sic].
SIC | Business English
abbreviation for Standard Industrial Classification: a system of numbers used in the US to organize industries and business activities into groups. This system has mainly been replaced by the NAICS:
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Examples of sic
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Is it really true that sickle-cell anaemia (p. 7) is lethal earlier than thallassaemia (sic)?
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Traditional criminology, it is argued, has resisted engagement with ' the elderly ' (sic) because it has focused instead on ' street ' and ' stranger ' crime.
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Locally known as the ' educators' (sic) or ' intellectuals', they constitute a new group in regional politics.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
Scholastic rationality with its sic et non could foster an understanding of plurality and a sense of unity in diversity.
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