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stricto senso

stricto senso is the misspelling 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 stricto senso

What is stricto senso the misspelling of?
Stricto senso is the misspelling of stricto sensu.

Words near stricto senso in the dictionary

  1. strictly proper
  2. strictly roots
  3. strictly speaking
  4. strictness
  5. strictnesses
  6. stricto senso
  7. stricto sensu
  8. strictosamide
  9. strictosidine
  10. strictu sensu
  11. stricture

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stricto senso (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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