Question

read this sentence from paragraph 8.... and who in good faith and without too much qualification assented to at least a part of the frankly villainous dictum that all is fair in love and war. the word dictum comes from the latin root dicere, meaning \to say.\ based on that information, what is the meaning of dictum as it is used in the above sentence? a warning a feeling an assumption a phrase

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "dictum", we use the Latin root "dicere" (meaning "to say"). A "dictum" should relate to something said. "A phrase" is a group of words (something said), while "a warning" (specific alert), "a feeling" (emotion), and "an assumption" (belief without proof) don't align with "to say". The phrase "all is fair in love and war" is a dictum (a saying/phrase).

Answer:

D. A phrase