Phrase guide

quot homines tot sententiæ

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Latinate: [ˌkwot ˈhomineːs ˌtot senˈtentiai]
  • Received-Pronunciation: kwŏt' hŏʹmĭnāz tŏt' sĕntĕnʹtĭī
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkwɒt ˈhɒmɪneɪz ˌtɒt sɛnˈtɛntɪaɪ/
  • US: kwŏt' hŏʹmĭnāz tŏt' sĕntĕnʹtiī'
  • US: /ˌkwɑt ˈhɑmɪneɪz ˌtɑt sɛnˈtɛntiˌaɪ/

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phrase

Meaning 1

There are as many opinions as there are people who hold them.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Latin, echoing line 454 of Terence’s Phormio: quot (“how many”) + hominēs (“men”, “people”; nominative plural form of homō: “man”, “person”) + tot (“so many”) + sententiae (“opinions”, “thoughts”; nominative plural form of sententia: “opinion”, “thought”).