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
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vid. | alternative | lexicographic | |
| videl. | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
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)