せつ
Meanings
Noun
Suffix
1. theory; doctrine
There is one major flaw in this theory.
Noun
2. opinion; view
Opinions are divided on this issue.
3. rumour; rumor; gossip; hearsay
Rumors of his death spread online.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (142 in total)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
legend; folklore; tradition
novel; story; (work of) fiction
Examples (15 in total)
Strictly speaking, the theory is not correct.
In other words, this theory turns out to have been wrong.
Opinions are divided on this issue.
Rumors of his death spread online.
The rumor that the two of them are dating seems to be true.
What you say is quite reasonable, but I'm against it.
There are rumors that the singer is retiring.
I can't accept this theory.
There is one major flaw in this theory.
Indeed, such theories are circulating in some quarters.
I don't intend to counter your theory.
During the Middle Ages, astronomers had clung to the theory of a Greek philosopher.
There is no longer any room for doubt; this theory is the truth.
Actually, there is a theory that this poem had a model.
Copernicus proposed the idea that the Earth travels around the Sun.