ergo

[ur-goh, er-goh]

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conjunction, adverb

therefore.

Origin of ergo

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1350–1400

ergo-

a combining form meaning “work”: ergograph.

Also especially before a vowel, erg-.

Origin of ergo-

combining form representing Greek érgon

ergo-

a combining form of ergot: ergotoxine.

Origin of ergo-

From French

post hoc, ergo propter hoc

[pohst hohk, er-goh prohp-ter hohk; English pohst hok, ur-goh prop-ter hok er-goh]

Latin.

after this, therefore because of it: a formula designating an error in logic that accepts as a cause something that merely occurred earlier in time.

cogito, ergo sum

[koh-gi-toh er-goh soo m; English koj-i-toh ur-goh suhm, er-goh]

Latin.

I think, therefore I am (stated by Descartes as the first principle in resolving universal doubt).

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Related Words for ergo

accordingly, consequently, hence, so, then, therefore, thereupon, thus, thusly

Examples from the Web for ergo

Contemporary Examples of ergo

Ergo if the finest minds at Breitbart can't find him, Dunham's story must be fabricated.
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Ergo, DAPA will cause another surge—and that future surge will likewise prove burdensome to Texas.
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December 1, 2014
Ergo, we should call him Scottie in da club because he is figuratively beaming himself up by smoking a blunt in da club.
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December 3, 2013
Walmart cashes about 18 percent of food stamps in the U.S. Ergo, any cut would be bad news for the company.
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November 18, 2013
Ergo, the only way for Israel to remain both a democracy and a Jewish state was to give up occupied land.
The Demography Deniers' Numbers Racket
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July 9, 2013

Historical Examples of ergo

Ergo, again, ours must infallibly top the markets of the world.
Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2)
William Delisle Hay
There had been an obscure presentiment of 'cognito, ergo sum' more than 2000 years previously.
Meno
Plato
Then he is a father, and he is yours; ergo, he is your father, and the puppies are your brothers.
Euthydemus
Plato
What was I before that instant I suddenly reasoned cogito, ergo sum?
Cogito, Ergo Sum
John Foster West
She had not spoken to him—ergo, the emotion of encountering him was too great for her.
In Direst Peril
David Christie Murray

British Dictionary definitions for ergo

ergo

sentence connector

therefore; hence

Word Origin for ergo

C14: from Latin: therefore

ergo

noun

informal short for ergometer (def. 2)

cogito, ergo sum

I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy

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Word Origin and History for ergo

c.1400, from Latin ergo "therefore, in consequence of," possibly from *ex rogo "from the direction," from ex "out of" (see ex-) + root of regere "to guide" (see regal).

ergo in Medicine

ergo-

pref.

Work:ergometer.

ergo in Culture

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.”