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sentential

English

Adjective

sentential (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics, law, philosophy) Relating to a sentence.

Derived terms

Translations

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sententious

English

Etymology

From Latin sententi?sus, from sententia (opinion, purpose).

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s?n?t?n.??s/
  • Hyphenation: sen?ten?tious

Adjective

sententious (comparative more sententious, superlative most sententious)

  1. (obsolete) Full of meaning.
  2. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.
  3. Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing.

Synonyms

  • (using as few words as possible): concise, pithy
  • (tending to use aphorisms): aphoristic

Derived terms

  • sententiously
  • sententiousness

Related terms

  • sentential

Translations

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