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sensu stricto

sensu stricto is the alternative form of stricto sensu.

Meaning of stricto sensu

Phrase

stricto sensu

  1. (academics) Narrowly: in the narrow sense (of a polysemic word with narrow and broad senses).
    • Near-synonym: technically

Questions about sensu stricto

What is sensu stricto the alternative form of?
Sensu stricto is the alternative form of stricto sensu.

Words near sensu stricto in the dictionary

  1. sensory roots
  2. sensu
  3. sensu lato
  4. sensu latu
  5. sensu strictissimo
  6. sensu stricto
  7. sensu strictu
  8. sensual
  9. sensual play
  10. sensualisation
  11. sensualisations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sensu stricto (page history and authors); stricto sensu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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