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[syn: namely, viz., that is to say, to wit, videlicet]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Namely \Name"ly\, adv.
1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially;
expressly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and
principally ordered to prevent by marriage.
--Milton.
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2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a
particular or specific designation.
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For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of
divining dreams; that several such divinations have
been made, none can question. --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
namely
adv 1: as follows [syn: namely, viz., that is to say, to
wit, videlicet]