"sayusay" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /saˈjusaj/ [Standard-Tagalog], [sɐˈjuː.saɪ̯] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜐᜌᜓᜐᜌ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -usaj Etymology: Contraction of saysay na mahusay. Etymology templates: {{contraction|tl|saysay na mahusay}} Contraction of saysay na mahusay Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} sayusay (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜌᜓᜐᜌ᜔)
  1. rhetoric Synonyms: retorika
    Sense id: en-sayusay-tl-noun-NCRII5PR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 44 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 85 15 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation: 68 32 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 71 29
  2. harmony in expression; orderliness
    Sense id: en-sayusay-tl-noun-3010axXR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sayusayan
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