sentence - English word #460

Translation

A group of words that make a full idea, starting with a capital letter.

Word origin

From Latin sententia, meaning an opinion or thought, which came into English through Old French.

Gender

Pluralsentences

short .

"Sentence" means a group of words that make a full idea.

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"Sentences" is the plural, meaning more than one sentence.

capital .

Here "sentence" is one full line of words.

word

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

language

The words people use to speak and write to each other.

letter

One of the signs we use to write words, like a, b, or c; or a message you write and send to someone.

read

To look at written words and understand what they mean.

write

To make letters, words, or numbers on paper or a screen using a pen, pencil, or keys.

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