that is

ADVERB

id est

Synonyms

WEAK

as it were i.e.

ADVERB

namely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

especially i.e. particularly specially specifically

STRONG

videlicet viz.

WEAK

by way of explanation expressly id est in other words in plain English scilicet strictly speaking to wit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broadly commonly generally usually

ADVERB

scilicet

Synonyms

WEAK

by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly specially specifically strictly speaking to wit videlicet viz.

ADVERB

videlicet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

namely

STRONG

viz.

WEAK

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

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Here are some key points on the cultural phenomenon that is "The Odyssey":

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

“As mayor, that is the approach, and the results, that I want to deliver citywide.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Yet today, sociologists are embroiled in an ideological and existential battle of their own—one that is increasingly public and at least in part of their own making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

“The Catcher in the Rye” is a text that is flatly impossible to decouple from its author: A book about trauma written in the midst of trauma by a traumatized man.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Ordinarily Rowdy wasn’t scared of snakes; that is, if he was out where he could maneuver around a little.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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