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sua sponte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
sua sponte
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A borrowing of Latin sua sponte (“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”)

Phrases

off one's own bat

Frequently Paired Words

off one's own bat

Synonyms

suo motu nostra sponte motu proprio

Questions

What does sua sponte mean?
Without prompting or suggestion; on its own initiative.
Where does sua sponte come from?
A borrowing of Latin sua sponte (“at its own prompting; by its own impulse; of its own free will”)

How to pronounce sua sponte

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