namely

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. adverb as follows

Etymology

From Middle English namely, nameliche, namelike, equivalent to name + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian nämmelk, West Frisian nammentlik, Dutch namelijk, German Low German nämlich, German nämlich, Danish nemlig, Swedish nämligen, Icelandic nefnilega.

In classic literature

Synonyms

viz., that is to say, to wit, videlicet

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