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strictu sensu

strictu sensu 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 strictu sensu

What is strictu sensu the misspelling of?
Strictu sensu is the misspelling of stricto sensu.

Words near strictu sensu in the dictionary

  1. strictnesses
  2. stricto senso
  3. stricto sensu
  4. strictosamide
  5. strictosidine
  6. strictu sensu
  7. stricture
  8. strictured
  9. strictureplasties
  10. strictureplasty
  11. strictures

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Adapted from Wiktionary: strictu sensu (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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