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viz. en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /vɪz/
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Etymology

From Medieval Latin viꝫ, from Latin vidēlicet (“that is to say, namely”), short for vidēre licet (“it is permitted to see”, literally “to-look (it) allows”). The ‘z’ comes from the similarity between ꝫ (‘et’) and the cursive form of the letter z, with the former having originated as a common abbreviation (specifically, a Tironian note), used by Latin scribes in the Middle Ages, for the suffix -et (among others). Compare ⁊ (‘et’), the Tironian symbol for the Latin word et (“and”) and for its equivalents in other European languages (including Old English and) in medieval times.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Videlicet: namely, to wit, that is to say, specifically, as an illustration.
    • 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, […] 1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC:
    • As to (b), the joint intention, like any intention, commits the intending agents to carry out its content, viz. to act. 2012, Matti Sintonen, Realism in Action: Essays in the Philosophy of the Social Sciences:
    • I am at this period, viz. in 1812, living in a cottage; […] 1821 September–October, [Thomas De Quincey], “[Part II.] Introduction to the Pains of Opium.”, in Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, 2nd edition, London: […] [J. Moyes] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1823, →OCLC, page 119:
    • This, however, makes it necessary to distinguish between two different types of gaps, viz. between “singular NP gaps” and “plural NP gaps.” 1993, Hans Kamp, Uwe Reyle, From Discourse to Logic: Introduction to Modeltheoretic Semantics of Natural Language, Formal Logic and Discourse Representation Theory, page 51:

Forms

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vid. alternative lexicographic
videl. alternative lexicographic

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Synonyms

particularly · specially · peculiarly · specifically · especially · in especial · to wit · namely · namely · in particular

Translations (21)

de d.h. (abbreviation for namely) · es a saber (abbreviation for namely) · de näml. (abbreviation for namely) · nl nl. (abbreviation for namely) · nl t.t.z. (abbreviation for namely) · ru то́ есть (abbreviation for namely) · el δηλ. (abbreviation for namely) · eo nome (abbreviation for namely) · es concretamente (abbreviation for namely) · hu éspedig (abbreviation for namely) · hu tudniillik (abbreviation for namely) · hu mégpedig (abbreviation for namely) · sh to jest (abbreviation for namely) · hu úgymint (abbreviation for namely) · sh то јест (abbreviation for namely) · nl d.w.z. (abbreviation for namely) · fr c.-à-d. (abbreviation for namely) · sv d.v.s. (abbreviation for namely) · ru а и́менно (abbreviation for namely) · pl tj. (abbreviation for namely) · el ήτοι (abbreviation for namely)

wikipedia: scribal abbreviation