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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īlicō (“on the spot”), from in + ablative of locus (“place”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
illico
- (colloquial) pronto, right away
- Synonym: sur-le-champ
1997, “Elle donne son corps avant son nom”, in L'École du micro d'argent, performed by IAM:Quoi tu as ton mec ? Nous on est pas jaloux / Deux mètres, cent dix kilos, il s’est pointé / Illico, aussi sec, on est retourné à nos Perriers- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
Latin
Pronunciation
Adverb
illicō (not comparable)
- Alternative form of ilico
References
- “illico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- illico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.