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scilicet
[
sil
-
uh
-set
]
scil·i·cet
/
ˈsɪl
əˌsɛt
/
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[
sil
-
uh
-set
]
Show IPA
adverb
to
wit
; namely.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
scīlicet,
short for
scīre licet
it is permitted to know
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ort
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flibbertigibbet
. Does it mean:
So is
slumgullion
. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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scilicet
(ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt)
—
adv
namely; that is: used esp in explaining an obscure text or an ambiguity, or supplying a missing word
[Latin: shortened from
scīre licet
it is permitted to know]
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