Word of the Day: Sensu lato

Can you pronounce sensu lato?

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

adverb 1. In the broad sense. "In this lecture, I'll be discussing the contributing factors of World War II, sensu lato." "We're studying monocots, sensu lato, in this greenhouse." "The terms of the agreement, sensu lato, have been decided upon." Ads help keep Word Daily free. Latin, mid-19th century This adverb borrowed from Latin means "in the broad sense" — its counterpart is "sensu stricto," which means "strictly speaking." Either of these adverbs can be used in prose, but they're also used by taxonomists (scientists concerned with the classification of biological organisms) to discuss members of a taxon (category). ... Continue Reading Do you remember these words? Thank you for supporting our advertisers.

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