lato sensu

English

Alternative forms

• sensu lato

Etymology

From Latin lātō sēnsū and sēnsū lātō, both meaning the same. Various misspellings exist, such as lato senso, latu sensu, senso lato and sensu latu, which can be attributed to ignorance of the underlying Latin grammar causing analogical leveling of the endings. (The only grammatically correct alternative form is sensu lato, which is also commonly found in English.)

Phrase

lato sensu

1. In the broad sense; broadly.

Antonyms

• stricto sensu, sensu stricto

Translations

in the broad sense

Dutch: in ruime zin, in brede zin, lato sensu, sensu lato (nl) Finnish: laajassa merkityksessä German: im weiteren Sinne (i. w. S. (de)) Latin: sensu lato Romanian: lato sensu

Anagrams

• sensu lato