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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin sententiōsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sẽ.tẽ.siˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /sẽ.tẽˈsjo.zo/
- Hyphenation: sen‧ten‧ci‧o‧so
Adjective
sentencioso (feminine sentenciosa, masculine plural sentenciosos, feminine plural sentenciosas, metaphonic)
- sententious (tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralising)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin sententiōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /sentenˈθjoso/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sentenˈsjoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: sen‧ten‧cio‧so
Adjective
sentencioso (feminine sentenciosa, masculine plural sentenciosos, feminine plural sentenciosas)
- sententious (tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralising)
- pithy
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