Contextualizebeta

that is to say

adv

Etymology

Calque of French c'est-à-dire.

  1. derived from c'est-à-dire

Definitions

  1. In other words. Used to introduce a clarification, simplification, or explanation

    • One of the best things about works of music is that they are repeatable, that is to say that one can listen to the same work over and over without becoming tired of it.
    • Mrs. Severe's house, The Hollies, was the first in the road, as the road was generally regarded—that is to say, from the direction of the station.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for that is to say. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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