Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbum sat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: ver-bum sat
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.

Example Sentences

"For there one learns—'t is not for me to boast, / Though I acquired—but I pass over that, / As well as all the Greek I since have lost: / I say that there 's the place—but ‘Verbum sat.’"

Etymology

A shortening of Latin verbum (sapienti) sat est (“a word is enough (to a wise man)”). Compare verbum sapienti.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Phrases

nullius in verba word to the wise

Frequently Paired Words

est sapienti sat verbum nullius in verba word to the wise

Synonyms

verbum sapienti verbum sapienti sat est verbum sat est verbum sat sapienti verbum sat sapienti est

Questions

What does verbum sat mean?: Used to bring something to a conclusion, implying that further comment is unadvisable or unneeded.
Where does verbum sat come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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