/ ˈfiːæt; NAmE ; ˈfaɪæt/ noun
[ C , U ] ( formal ) an official order given by sb in authority
SYN decree
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , let it be done , from fieri be done or made.
/ ˈfiːæt; NAmE ; ˈfaɪæt/ noun
[ C , U ] ( formal ) an official order given by sb in authority
SYN decree
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin , let it be done , from fieri be done or made.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005