scilicet

[ sil-uh-set ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌsɛt /

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adverb

to wit; namely.

Words nearby scilicet

scientist, scientistic, scientize, scientology, scil., scilicet, scilla, scillism, scillonian, scilly isles, scimitar

Origin of scilicet

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin scīlicet, short for scīre licet it is permitted to know

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Examples from the Web for scilicet

Imo Deus utrumque angelo mediante nuntiat mulieri, scilicet incarnationem virgini Mariae et resurrectionem Magdelenae.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Scilicet ingenuas didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores nec sinit esse feros.
The Advancement of Learning|Francis Bacon
Simile autem suum simile frequenter curavit, scilicet Mercurius sulphur, et sulphur Mercurium; et sal ilia, velut et illa sal.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various
Scilicet expectes, ut tradet mater honestos / Atque alios mores, quam quos habet?
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Michaelis scilicet ayde et facere braseum Domini et alia seruicia seruilia.'
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff

British Dictionary definitions for scilicet

scilicet

/ (ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt) /

adverb

namely; that is: used esp in explaining an obscure text or an ambiguity, or supplying a missing word

Word Origin for scilicet

Latin: shortened from scīre licet it is permitted to know

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scilicet

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