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Pronunciation: [ˈsɛntn̩(t)s]

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
  2. noun (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
  3. noun the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sentence, from Latin sententia (“way of thinking, opinion, sentiment”), from sentiēns, present participle of sentiō (“to feel, think”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).

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string of words
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simple sentence, run-on sentence, compound sentence, topic sentence, complex sentence, question

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