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sentence
What does sentence mean?
sentence (noun): a grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use sentence in a sentence?
- The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce sentence?
/ˈsɛntəns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sentence come from?
Borrowed from Middle French sentence, from Latin sententia (“way of thinking, opinion, sentiment”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied
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