əˌsɛt adverb
to wit; namely.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin scīlicet, short for scīre licet it is permitted to know
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin scīlicet, short for scīre licet it is permitted to know
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| —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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