sentença

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentença, from Latin sententia (opinion; sentence), from sentiō (to feel, to perceive), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (to head for, go).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧ça

Noun

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sentença f (plural sentenças)

  1. (law) sentence (decision of a jury)
    Synonyms: decisão, deliberação, julgamento, veredito
  2. quote; proverb; maxim (a wise or classic saying)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:provérbio
  3. (obsolete, grammar) sentence (grammatically complete series of words)
    Synonym: oração
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