Meaning
A group of words that make a full idea, starting with a capital letter.
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Word origin
From Latin sententia, meaning an opinion or thought, which came into English through Old French.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sententia
Grammar
Examples
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"Sentence" means a group of words that make a full idea.
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"Sentences" is the plural, meaning more than one sentence.
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Here "sentence" is one full line of words.
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