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Sentenz
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German
Alternative forms
de Sententz obsolete
Etymology
From de gmh sententie, from de la sententia. Masculine gender predominated until the mid-18th century, probably after de Spruch and/or de Satz.
Pronunciation
de /zɛnˈtɛnt͡s/
de De-Sentenz.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Sen tenz
Noun
f or m[[[obsolete]]],es,en
de higher register saying, maxim, aphorism
de Spruch Ausspruch Denkspruch Sinnspruch Aphorismus
de law obsolete sentence, verdict
de Urteil Urteilsspruch Richterspruch
Declension
f
m[obsolete],es,en
Derived terms
de sentenzartig, de sentenzhaft
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