diff --git a/dict-type.go b/dict-type.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4be213a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dict-type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// dict-type.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type DictType map[any]any
+
+func newDict(dictAny map[any]*term) (dict *DictType) {
+	var d DictType
+	if dictAny != nil {
+		d = make(DictType, len(dictAny))
+		for i, item := range dictAny {
+			d[i] = item
+		}
+	} else {
+		d = make(DictType)
+	}
+	dict = &d
+	return
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) toMultiLine(sb *strings.Builder, indent int) {
+	sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("\t", indent))
+	sb.WriteString("{\n")
+
+	first := true
+	for name, value := range *dict {
+		if first {
+			first = false
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteByte(',')
+			sb.WriteByte('\n')
+		}
+
+		sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("\t", indent+1))
+		if key, ok := name.(string); ok {
+			sb.WriteString(string('"') + key + string('"'))
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", name))
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(": ")
+		if f, ok := value.(Formatter); ok {
+			sb.WriteString(f.ToString(MultiLine))
+		} else if _, ok = value.(Functor); ok {
+			sb.WriteString("func(){}")
+		} else {
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", value))
+		}
+	}
+	sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("\t", indent))
+	sb.WriteString("\n}")
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) ToString(opt FmtOpt) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	if opt&MultiLine != 0 {
+		dict.toMultiLine(&sb, 0)
+	} else {
+		sb.WriteByte('{')
+		first := true
+		for key, value := range *dict {
+			if first {
+				first = false
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(", ")
+			}
+			if s, ok := key.(string); ok {
+				sb.WriteString(string('"') + s + string('"'))
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", key))
+			}
+			sb.WriteString(": ")
+			if formatter, ok := value.(Formatter); ok {
+				sb.WriteString(formatter.ToString(opt))
+			} else if t, ok := value.(*term); ok {
+				sb.WriteString(t.String())
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", value))
+			}
+		}
+		sb.WriteByte('}')
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) String() string {
+	return dict.ToString(0)
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) TypeName() string {
+	return "dict"
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) hasKey(target any) (ok bool) {
+	for key := range *dict {
+		if ok = reflect.DeepEqual(key, target); ok {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) clone() (c *DictType) {
+	c = newDict(nil)
+	for k, v := range *dict {
+		(*c)[k] = v
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) merge(second *DictType) {
+	if second != nil {
+		for k, v := range *second {
+			(*dict)[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (dict *DictType) setItem(key any, value any) (err error) {
+	(*dict)[key]=value
+	return
+}
+
diff --git a/operand-dict.go b/operand-dict.go
index 2ff67fd..95b9463 100644
--- a/operand-dict.go
+++ b/operand-dict.go
@@ -4,124 +4,6 @@
 // operand-dict.go
 package expr
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-type DictType map[any]any
-
-func newDict(dictAny map[any]*term) (dict *DictType) {
-	var d DictType
-	if dictAny != nil {
-		d = make(DictType, len(dictAny))
-		for i, item := range dictAny {
-			d[i] = item
-		}
-	} else {
-		d = make(DictType)
-	}
-	dict = &d
-	return
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) toMultiLine(sb *strings.Builder, indent int) {
-	sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("\t", indent))
-	sb.WriteString("{\n")
-
-	first := true
-	for name, value := range *dict {
-		if first {
-			first = false
-		} else {
-			sb.WriteByte(',')
-			sb.WriteByte('\n')
-		}
-
-		sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("\t", indent+1))
-		if key, ok := name.(string); ok {
-			sb.WriteString(string('"') + key + string('"'))
-		} else {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", name))
-		}
-		sb.WriteString(": ")
-		if f, ok := value.(Formatter); ok {
-			sb.WriteString(f.ToString(MultiLine))
-		} else if _, ok = value.(Functor); ok {
-			sb.WriteString("func(){}")
-		} else {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", value))
-		}
-	}
-	sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("\t", indent))
-	sb.WriteString("\n}")
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) ToString(opt FmtOpt) string {
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	if opt&MultiLine != 0 {
-		dict.toMultiLine(&sb, 0)
-	} else {
-		sb.WriteByte('{')
-		first := true
-		for key, value := range *dict {
-			if first {
-				first = false
-			} else {
-				sb.WriteString(", ")
-			}
-			if s, ok := key.(string); ok {
-				sb.WriteString(string('"') + s + string('"'))
-			} else {
-				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", key))
-			}
-			sb.WriteString(": ")
-			if formatter, ok := value.(Formatter); ok {
-				sb.WriteString(formatter.ToString(opt))
-			} else if t, ok := value.(*term); ok {
-				sb.WriteString(t.String())
-			} else {
-				sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%#v", value))
-			}
-		}
-		sb.WriteByte('}')
-	}
-	return sb.String()
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) String() string {
-	return dict.ToString(0)
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) TypeName() string {
-	return "dict"
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) hasKey(target any) (ok bool) {
-	for key := range *dict {
-		if ok = reflect.DeepEqual(key, target); ok {
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) clone() (c *DictType) {
-	c = newDict(nil)
-	for k, v := range *dict {
-		(*c)[k] = v
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (dict *DictType) merge(second *DictType) {
-	if second != nil {
-		for k, v := range *second {
-			(*dict)[k] = v
-		}
-	}
-}
 
 // -------- dict term
 func newDictTerm(args map[any]*term) *term {