sentential

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɛnˈtɛnʃəl/ UK /sɛnˈtɛnʃəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
relating to a sentence or to logical propositions

The logician analyzed the argument at the sentential level.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to a sentence or... propositionalclausal

Word family

Derived forms sententially

Related forms sentence sententious

Etymology

From Latin sententia ('opinion, judgment, sentence'), from sentire ('to feel, think, judge'), plus the English adjective suffix -al.

sententia Latin sentire Latin

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Describing Qualities Language & Linguistics Word Formation & Derivatives

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# sentential

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /sɛnˈtɛnʃəl/
**IPA (UK):** /sɛnˈtɛnʃəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to a sentence or to logical propositions

## Examples
- The logician analyzed the argument at the sentential level.

## Synonyms
- propositional
- clausal

## Derived Forms
- sententially

## Related Forms
- sentence
- sententious

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sententia
- Root: sentire

## Etymology
From Latin sententia ('opinion, judgment, sentence'), from sentire ('to feel, think, judge'), plus the English adjective suffix -al.

## AI Etymology
Sentential comes from Latin sententia ('opinion, judgment, sentence'), from sentire ('to feel, think, judge'), plus the English adjective suffix -al. The historical chain includes Latin sententia and Latin sentire. Older glosses in the chain include "opinion, judgment, sentence" and "to feel, think, judge", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, sentential is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "relating to a sentence or to logical propositions". English derivatives include sententially; related forms include sentence and sententious. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Language & Linguistics
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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