stricto sensu

English

Alternative forms

• sensu stricto

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin strictō sēnsū and sēnsū strictō, both meaning the same. Various misspellings exist, such as stricto senso, strictu sensu, senso stricto and sensu strictu, which can be attributed to ignorance of the underlying Latin grammar causing analogical leveling of the endings. (The only grammatically correct alternative form is sensu stricto, which is also commonly found in English.)

Phrase

stricto sensu

1. (sciences, academics) narrowly: in the narrow sense (of a polysemic word with narrow and broad senses).

   Synonyms: strictly speaking, true; per se (sometimes proscribed)

   Coordinate term: lato sensu

   Near-synonym: technically

Translations

in the strict sense — see also technically

• Dutch: in enge zin, stricto sensu
• Finnish: suppeassa merkityksessä
• French: au sens strict, techniquement (fr)
• German: im engeren Sinne (i. e. S. (de)); stricto sensu (dated)
• Italian: in senso stretto, a rigor di termini
• Latin: sensu stricto
• Polish: stricto sensu (pl), ściśle mówiąc (pl)
• Portuguese: stricto sensu (pt)
• Romanian: stricto sensu
• Russian: стро́го говоря́ (strógo govorjá)

See also

• autohyponym
• subsense

 

Anagrams

• sensu stricto

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin strictō sēnsū (literally “in a strict/tight sense”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈstɾik.tu ˈsẽ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈstɾik.tu ˈsẽ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈstɾik.to ˈsẽ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /stɾi.ktɔ ˈsẽ.su/

Adverb

stricto sensu (not comparable)

1. narrowly, in a narrow sense

   Synonym: estritamente

   Antonym: vagamente