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lato sensu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
la-to sen-su
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

In the broad sense; broadly.

Etymology

From Latin lātō sēnsū and sēnsū lātō, both meaning the same. Various misspellings exist, such as lato senso, latu sensu, senso lato and sensu latu, 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 lato, which is also commonly found in English.)

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lātō sēnsū

Inflected Forms

sensu lato (alternative)

Antonyms

stricto sensu

Questions

What does lato sensu mean?
In the broad sense; broadly.
Where does lato sensu come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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