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In truth-conditional semantics, a T-sentence is a sentence formed from a metatheory or metalanguage of a specific language that entails certain truth conditions for certain sentences of said language (commonly called the object language).^[1] It can also defined as "the sentence giving the truth condition of a sentence of an object language."^[2] They are typically of the form, "s is a true sentence of a language L iff X".^[3]

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↑ Lycan, William G. (1984). Logical form in natural language. London ; Cambridge, Mass: MIT press. pp. 13–16. ISBN 978-0-262-12108-8.
↑ "T-sentence". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
↑ Devitt, Michael; Hanley, Richard, eds. (2006). The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of language. Blackwell philosophy guides. Malden, Mass: Blackwell Pub. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-631-23141-7.

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[1] Lycan, William G. (1984). Logical form in natural language. London ; Cambridge, Mass: MIT press. pp. 13–16. ISBN 978-0-262-12108-8.

[2] "T-sentence". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 4 September 2026.

[3] Devitt, Michael; Hanley, Richard, eds. (2006). The Blackwell guide to the philosophy of language. Blackwell philosophy guides. Malden, Mass: Blackwell Pub. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-631-23141-7.

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