ergo
Origin of ergo
1Other definitions for ergo- (2 of 3)
a combining form meaning “work”: ergograph.
Origin of ergo-
2- Also especially before a vowel, erg- .
Other definitions for ergo- (3 of 3)
a combining form of ergot: ergotoxine.
Origin of ergo-
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How to use ergo in a sentence
ergo if the finest minds at Breitbart can't find him, Dunham's story must be fabricated.
ergo, DAPA will cause another surge—and that future surge will likewise prove burdensome to Texas.
The New Texas Governor’s Cynical Immigration Threat | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTergo, we should call him Scottie in da club because he is figuratively beaming himself up by smoking a blunt in da club.
R. Kelly’s Craziest Lyrics From ‘Black Panties,’ Analyzed | Chancellor Agard | December 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWalmart cashes about 18 percent of food stamps in the U.S. ergo, any cut would be bad news for the company.
Evidently, he never sent one without making a copy—ergo, this book.
The Man with the President’s Ear, Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and JFK | Ted Widmer | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
ergo statim ex Aquitania euocatus Sacerdos vnus, alter ex ipsa Francia desumptus.
ergo ij simul ac Nostros vident, negant enimuer prcis sese passuros, vt rudens expediatur, si Iesuit nauigaturi sint.
ergo et avarus erit, sed finite: adulter, verum habebit modum: et luxuriosus eodem modo.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillHath he not said ergo to the poor saints, to your sons and your daughters, whom he hath burned in the fire to Moloch?
The Saint's Tragedy | Charles KingsleyNed he gin hit to me way back yander, I dismember how long ergo, und he tole me to put it in de blu chiss, twell he ax for hit.
The Broken Sword | Dennison Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for ergo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɜːɡəʊ) /
therefore; hence
Origin of ergo
1British Dictionary definitions for ergo (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɜːɡəʊ) /
informal short for ergometer (def. 2)
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Cultural definitions for ergo
[ (er-goh, ur-goh) ]
Latin word meaning “therefore”; usually used to show a logical conclusion: “Birds are warm-blooded animals, and reptiles are cold-blooded animals; ergo, no bird is a reptile.”
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