stricto sensu
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stricto sensu
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin strictō sēnsū and sēnsū strictō, both meaning the same. Various misspellings exist, such as stricto senso, strictu sensu, senso stricto and sensu strictu, which can be attributed to ignorance of the underlying Latin grammar causing analogical leveling of the endings. (The only grammatically correct alternative form is sensu stricto, which is also commonly found in English.)
phrase sensu stricto
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Narrowly: in the narrow sense (of a polysemic word with narrow and broad senses).
Near-synonym: technically
Similar: strictly speaking, true, per se, technically
Translations
Every language
phrase in the strict sense — see also technically
| Português | stricto sensu |
|---|---|
| Français | au sens strict, techniquement |
| Deutsch | im engeren Sinne (i. e. S.), stricto sensu |
| Italiano | in senso stretto, a rigor di termini |
| Română | stricto sensu |
| Русский | стро́го говоря́ strógo govorjá |
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