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namely adv.
scilicet adv.
videlicet adv.

ADVERB

namely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

especially i.e. particularly specially specifically

STRONG

videlicet viz.

WEAK

expressly id est in other words in plain English scilicet strictly speaking that is to wit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broadly commonly generally usually

ADVERB

scilicet

Synonyms

WEAK

especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly specially specifically strictly speaking that is to wit videlicet viz.

ADVERB

videlicet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

namely that is

STRONG

viz.

WEAK

especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly scilicet specially specifically strictly speaking to wit

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by way of explanation

“You see it on ‘Mayday,’” the TV show, Mr. Hayun added by way of explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“My mom, she likes making these really annoying comments,” Dylan says, smiling, adding by way of explanation, “Because she’s a mom.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025

"I’m ugly," he offered, by way of explanation.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025

"I think I'm British," she told Rolling Stone, by way of explanation.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024

“It’s quicker and more sanitary than burial, and many die here,” Aaron said by way of explanation.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren

by way of explanation

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