apodictic
pronunciation
How to pronounce apodictic in British English: UK [əpɒ'dɪktɪk]
How to pronounce apodictic in American English: US [əpɒ'dɪktɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
Word Origin
- apodictic (adj.)
- "clearly demonstrated," 1650s, from Latin apodicticus, from Greek apodeiktikos, from apodeiktos, verbal adjective of apodeiknynai "to show off, demonstrate," literally "to point away from" (other objects, at one), from apo "off, away" (see apo-) + deiknynai "to show" (see diction).