obiter dictum

noun

Definition of obiter dictumnext
as in analysis

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  1. analysis
  2. aside
  3. commentary
Noun
  • With comprehensive data analysis, doctors can offer more targeted care and improve health outcomes.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Global analysis firm SportsTechX measured less than $1 billion invested across the industry in 2014.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of analysis
Noun
  • Just as an aside for context, Dixon’s family didn’t know about the Medlock connection until the research for this seris began.
    Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In its legal asides and the opaque quality of its principal characters, the series mirrors the spirit of the books.
    Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of aside
Noun
  • The Olympics opening ceremony shined with best of Paris and France, but failed as TV: Often enough the grandeur, audacity and nuttiness of the opening ceremony shone through onscreen, but commentary, cutaways and commercials fragmented the experience this time, our critic writes.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • More:Daddy Days: A penny for your … 4 – The 4-year-old’s food commentary.
    Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of commentary
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