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stricto sensu

Portuguese, adverb/ˈstɾik.tu ˈsẽ.su/

stricto sensu is spelled S-T-R-I-C-T-O-S-E-N-S-U (12 letters). Stricto sensu is a Portuguese adverb meaning “narrowly, in a narrow sense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does stricto sensu mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    narrowly, in a narrow sense

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. estrito senso, senso estrito

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce stricto sensu?

  • Brazil /ˈstɾik.tu ˈsẽ.su/
  • Portugal /stɾik.tɔ ˈsẽ.su/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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