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[Fr., from Lat. sententia =a way of thinking, sentiment, opinion, from sentiens, pr. par. of sentio to feel, to think; Span. sentencia; Ital. sentenzia, sentenza.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. An expre ed or pronounced opinion; decision, judgment. "My sentence is for open war."- Milton: P. L., ii. 51. 2. In the same sense as II. 2. "Receive the sentence of the law, for sins Such as by God's book are adjudged to death." Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II . , ii. 3. 3. A decision or judgment given or pa ed, especially one of an unfavorable nature. "Let him set out some of Luther's works, that by them we may pa sentence upon his doctrines."- Atterbury . 4. A maxim, an axiom, a proverb, a saw. "A sentence may be defined a moral instruction couched in a few words." -Broome: Notes on Ody ey. *5. Meaning, sense, significance. "The discourse itself, voluble enough and full of sent. ence."-Milton. 6. In the same sense as II. 1. II. Technically : 1. Gram .: A period; a number of words forming a complete statement or utterance of thought, and followed by a full stop. Sentences are simple, complex, or compound. A simple sentence consists of