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sentencewise en · ADJ

Etymology

From sentence + -wise.

Meanings

  1. Of or relating to a sentence or sentences.
    • Since in these two paradigms the probe words could be taken from the whole sentence, they are called the 'sentencewise' paradigms ('forward' and 'backward', respectively). The results for these two sentencewise paradigms are summarized [...] 1975, Alan Kennedy, Alan Wilkes, Studies in long term memory, Great Britain: Social Science Research Council:

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more sentencewise Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sentencewise Degree=Sup lexicographic

sentencewise en · ADV

Etymology

From sentence + -wise.

Meanings

  1. In a manner relating to sentences; sentence by sentence.
    • The size of wall at which I do not greet the night but inch along after it sentencewise. 1982, Clark Coolidge, Mine: the one that enters the stories:

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most sentencewise Degree=Sup lexicographic
more sentencewise Degree=Cmp lexicographic