viz.
or viz
[ viz ]
/ vɪz /
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abbreviation
that is to say; namely (used especially to introduce examples, details, etc.): the two forms of energy that our society demands in enormous quantities, viz. electricity and liquid fuels.
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Origin of viz.
First recorded in 1530–40; abbreviation of videlicet, the -z representing the common medieval symbol for Latin et or -et
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viz
abbreviation for
videlicet
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