sententia

noun

sen-ˈten(t)-sh(ē-)ə How to pronounce sententia (audio)
Definition of sententianext
as in proverb
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience a handbook of sententiae and advice for those about to enter the state of matrimony

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  1. proverb
  2. saying
  3. word
  4. epigram
  5. maxim
  6. motto
Noun
  • And this proverb reminds me of hip-hop, and this proverb reminds me, in particular, of Tribe because Tribe was born out of friendship.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
  • This old Iranian proverb does not actually warn people against travel to Gilan, Iran’s beautiful, green, and lush Caspian province, though today that meaning may be more apt.
    Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Definition of proverb
Noun
  • The saying may as well apply to the form of the bio-musical itself.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • This is the most famous folklore predictor and there are many sayings about woolly worms.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of saying
Noun
  • Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
    Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • From ‘no word for art’ to one of Indian Country’s biggest industries At the Heard Museum in Phoenix last March, artists unloaded beadwork and baskets, paintings, pottery and photography, jewelry, stone and wood sculptures, textiles and delicate works in glass.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of word
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  • On his plane plastered with Trumpian epigrams, Vance makes the case for Trump’s second-term vision of enhanced executive power.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
  • No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.
    E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Definition of epigram
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  • There is an emerging maxim that the only liberal Harris skeptics are the terminally online.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Seems silly to say it that way, but that maxim helps describe some of the ways that power and contact interact in the game of baseball.
    Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 16 Apr. 2024
Definition of maxim
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  • The spin on Trump’s MAGA motto was quickly turned into a super PAC (MAHA Alliance) and a nonprofit organization (MAHA Action), both helmed by Del Bigtree, a former Kennedy campaign communications director and head of another anti-vaccine group, the Informed Consent Action Network.
    Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • No wonder Zed’s motto is Rebel Against the Ordinary.
    Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of motto
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“Sententia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sententia. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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