dicterium

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

dictērĭum, ii, n., = δεικτήριον,

a witty saying, a bon-mot (pure Lat. dictum). — Plur. , Pompcn. ap. Macr. S. 2, 1, 14; Varr. ap. Non. 101, 3: dicteria dicere in omnes, Mart. 6, 44, 3.