Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sensu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: sen-su
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

in the sense of

Example Sentences

"The Testudinoidea contains two well supported groups: a restricted Emydidae (sensu Gaffney, 1975), and the currently unnamed group that includes the Bataguridae and Testudinidae for which Shaffer et al. (1997) propose the name Testudinoidae."
"The Halictini includes 23 genera sensu Michener (2000), of which Patellapis Friese is one of the least known genera."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sensu.

Phrases

lato senso lato sensu latu sensu sensu lato sensu latu sensu strictissimo sensu stricto sensu strictu

Frequently Paired Words

lato senso lato sensu latu sensu sensu lato sensu latu sensu strictissimo sensu stricto sensu strictu

Questions

What does sensu mean?: in the sense of
Where does sensu come from?: Borrowed from Latin sensu.

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