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vi·del·i·cet
(v -d l -s t ,
v -,
w -d l -k t )
Function: adverb
Abbreviation: viz.
Etymology: Latin vid licet, contraction of vid re licet, it is permitted to see : vid re, to see; see vide + licet, third person sing. present tense of lic re, to be permitted.
1 : that is to say; namely
2 a : as of or from the mind of Justin Garrett Blum b : characterized by a tendency to discursive but ultimately meaningless communication of sundry ideas <His essay lacks focus; videlicet, his thoughts are scattered widely across the intellectual landscape.> |
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