сенте́нция — meaning in English
sententsiya
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English meaning
- dictum noun A confident, formal statement that people treat as true, or a well-known short saying.
- epigram noun A short, cleverly worded remark that makes a witty or memorable point.
- maxim noun A short, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or rule for behaviour.
- sentence noun A group of words that forms a complete grammatical statement, usually with a subject and a verb.
Senses
сенте́нция is used for these senses in English:
- dictum An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
- epigram A brief but witty saying.
- maxim A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- sentence (obsolete) A saying, especially from a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm. [14th–19th c.]
dictum — full definition
- noun A confident, formal statement that people treat as true, or a well-known short saying.
- noun (law) A judge's remark on a point that is not central to the case being decided.
- noun The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
- noun A formal decision given to settle a dispute.
epigram — full definition
- noun A short, cleverly worded remark that makes a witty or memorable point.
- noun A short poem that ends with a witty or pointed thought.
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