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sentencelike

sentencelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a sentence.

Adjective

sentencelike (comparative more sentencelike, superlative most sentencelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sentence.
    • Some programmers prefer using sentencelike names that provide a complete description of the procedure.2019 January 18, John Walkenbach, “Naming Excel VBA Subs and Functions”, in dummies
    • We discern distinct melodies linking the clanks and buzzes of Song Sparrow songs, sentencelike structure in the Red-winged Blackbird’s pronouncement of conk-la-ree! and a cheery whistle in the wide-open-beaked songs of the White-throated Sparrow.2022 January 5, Adam Fishbein, “What Birds Really Listen for in Birdsong (It’s Not What You Think)”, in Scientific American

Forms of sentencelike

comparativemore sentencelike
superlativemost sentencelike

Origin of sentencelike

From sentence + -like.

Questions about sentencelike

What does sentencelike mean?
Sentencelike means resembling or characteristic of a sentence.
What part of speech is sentencelike?
Sentencelike is an adjective.

Words near sentencelike in the dictionary

  1. sentence-mixing
  2. sentenceable
  3. sentenced
  4. sentenceful
  5. sentencehood
  6. sentencelike
  7. sentenceness
  8. sentencer
  9. sentencers
  10. sentences
  11. sentencest

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