All obiter dictum synonyms
ob·i·ter dic·tum
O o noun obiter dictum
- digression — the act of digressing.
- bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- jottings — Plural form of jotting.
- deflection — The deflection of something means making it change direction.
- wanderings — Plural form of wandering.
- memo — memorandum.
- datum — a single piece of information; fact
- marginalia — Marginal notes.
- discursion — an instance of discursive writing, speech, etc.; a wandering or logically unconnected statement.
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- commentary — A commentary is a description of an event that is broadcast on radio or television while the event is taking place.
- observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- irrelevancy — irrelevance.
- excursus — A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix.