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Meaning of viz. | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B1
/vɪz/

Definitions

Videlicet: namely, to wit, that is to say, specifically, as an illustration.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Deutsch näml.
Ελληνικά δηλ.
Français c.-à-d.
Nederlands nl. t.t.z.
Polski tj.
Русский то есть
Svenska d.v.s.

Examples

“I am at this period, viz. in 1812, living in a cottage; […]”
“The fact is, when Captain Dobbin blushed so, and looked so, it was necessary to inform the young ladies, viz., that he had been calling at Mr. Sedley's house already, […]”
“This, however, makes it necessary to distinguish between two different types of gaps, viz. between “singular NP gaps” and “plural NP gaps.””
“As to (b), the joint intention, like any intention, commits the intending agents to carry out its content, viz. to act.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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