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Can you see the logic in this question. Proving difficult !

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detective | 17:24 Thu 15th Mar 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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CIVIC DIM ILLICIT LIMPID MILL MINIM MIX VIVID

Which is the odd word out and why?
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I would suggest Minim as the only word not formed entirely of Roman Numerals.
Jumped in too quickly .. sorry the same goes for Limpid
In general, the number zero did not have its own Roman numeral, but the concept of zero as a number was known by medieval computists (responsible for calculating the date of Easter). They included zero (via the Latin word nullus meaning nothing) as one of nineteen epacts, or the age of the moon on March 22. The first three epacts were nullae, xi, and xxii (written in minuscule or lower case). The first known computist to use zero was Dionysius Exiguus in 525. Only one instance of a Roman numeral for zero is known. About 725, Bede or one of his colleagues used the letter N, the initial of nullae, in a table of epacts, all written in Roman numerals.

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In general, the number zero did not have its own Roman numeral, but the concept of zero as a number was known by medieval computists (responsible for calculating the date of Easter). They included zero (via the Latin word nullus meaning nothing) as one of nineteen epacts, or the age of the moon on March 22. The first three epacts were nullae, xi, and xxii (written in minuscule or lower case). The first known computist to use zero was Dionysius Exiguus in 525. Only one instance of a Roman numeral for zero is known. About 725, Bede or one of his colleagues used the letter N, the initial of nullae, in a table of epacts, all written in Roman numerals.

Could it be that MIX is the only one that has a value (1009) in Roman Numerals?
Now this may sound obvious and is probably an idiotic suggestion but would it be ILLICIT? Taking the other words and looking at the I there's the pattern of 2,1,(3),2,1,2,1,2. Told you it was a daft idea but it does fit,
Sorry I should have added that would make LIMPID the odd one out as it now backs up sarumites logic

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