stricto sensu
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: technically"
- "Although we cannot use the difference between the nominal natural and observed yield curves as a measure of the monetary policy stance stricto sensu (since this would require an estimate of the real natural yield curve), extending the concept of the natural rate to the entire yield curve provides a useful benchmark for whether, at each point in time, the actual nominal natural yield curve is close to its estimated long-run level or whether one would expect adjustments towards it over time."
Etymology
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.)