namely
adv/ˈneɪmli/
Etymology
From Middle English namely, nameliche, namelike, equivalent to name + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian nämmelk, West Frisian nammentlik, Dutch namelijk, German Low German nämlich, German nämlich, Danish nemlig, Swedish nämligen, Icelandic nefnilega.
- inherited from namely
Definitions
Specifically
Specifically; that is to say.
- Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry.
- There are three ways to do it, namely the right way, the wrong way and the Army way.
Especially, above all.
Notable, distinguished
Notable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.
- […] and certainly there was no namelier king in Scotland for building churches and developing the communities of the land into free towns or burghs.
The neighborhood
- synonymthat is to say
- synonymto wit
- synonymvidelicet
- synonymscilicet
- synonymviz.
- synonymsc.
- synonymspecifically
- synonymin other words
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA