videlicet

[ wi-dey-li-ket; English vi-del-uh-sit ]

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adverbLatin.

that is to say; namely (used especially to introduce examples, details, etc.): It happened two days after, videlicet the 14th of June.Abbreviations: viz., viz

Origin of videlicet

First recorded in 1450–1500; from vidēlicet, shortening of vidēre licet “it is permitted to see; it is plain to see, evidently”; see also licit

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How to use videlicet in a sentence

In the words of the motto on my title, the first in this plot was Lucifer—videlicet, the Father of Lies!
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward Waite
Qui regni post se reliquit haeredes Frothi videlicet & Haldanum.
Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
Illa petiit quod Sabini in sinistris manibus gererent, videlicet aureos anulos et armillas.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
Ejusdem Bachonis fragmenta qudam; videlicet, de multiplicatione et corruptione specierum.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee | John Dee
Alchimica; videlicet tres tractatus alchimici, Volvi lapidem, &c.— De quinta essentia Mercurii.
The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee | John Dee

British Dictionary definitions for videlicet

videlicet

/ (vɪˈdiːlɪˌsɛt) /

adverb

namely: used to specify items, examples, etc: Abbreviation: viz

Origin of videlicet

C15: from Latin

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