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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī′dakt)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

di•dact (dī′dakt),USA pronunciation n.

a didactic person;
one overinclined to instruct others.

1950–55; probably back formation from didactic; compare autodidact

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