sentencelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a sentence.

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Meanings

adjectivesentencelike (comparative more sentencelike, superlative most sentencelike)

comparative more sentencelike · superlative most sentencelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a sentence.

    Some programmers prefer using sentencelike names that provide a complete description of the procedure.

    2019 January 18, John Walkenbach, “Naming Excel VBA Subs and Functions”, in dummies
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    We discern distinct melodies linking the clanks and buzzes of Song Sparrow songs, sentencelike structure in the Red-winged Blackbird’s pronouncement of conk-la-ree! and a cheery whistle in the wide-open-beaked songs of the White-throated Sparrow.

    2022 January 5, Adam Fishbein, “What Birds Really Listen for in Birdsong (It’s Not What You Think)”, in Scientific American

Origin

From sentence + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

sentencelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentencelike

MLA

“sentencelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentencelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sentencelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentencelike.

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