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Videlicet

Definition: Videlicet

Videlicet

Adverb

1. As follows.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "videlicet" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1594. (references)

Etymology: Videlicet \Vi*del"i*cet\, adverb. [Latin expression, contr. from videre licet, literally, it is easy to see, one may or can see.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonyms: Videlicet

Synonyms: namely (adv), that is to say (adv), viz. (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Videlicet

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Interpretation

Adverb: in explanation; Noun: that is to say, id est, videlicet, to wit, namely, in other words.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Videlicet

English words defined with "videlicet": Scilicet. (references)
Etymologies containing "videlicet": Viz. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Videlicet" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (clearly, evidently, ironically of course, it is clear/ (adv.) clearly, namely, of course, one may see, plainly, to be sure).

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Modern Translation: Videlicet

Language Translations for "videlicet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

domethënë (namely, scilicet, that is to say, to wit). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

сиреч (viz.), т.е. (to wit, viz.), именно (exactly, precisely, viz.). (various references)

   

Czech

  

totiž (namely, viz). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

te weten (namely, viz.), namelijk (namely, viz.). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

toisin sanoen (in other words, that is to say). (various references)

   

French

  

savoir. (various references)

   

German

  

nämlich (namely, that is to say, to wit, viz, you see). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δηλαδή (id est, namely, scilicet, that is, that is to say, to wit, viz). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

tudniillik (namely, scilicet, viz, viz.). (various references)

   

Italian

  

vale a dire (namely, particular, scilicet), cioè (i.e., id est, namely, scilicet, that is, viz). (various references)

   

Manx

  

ta shen dy ghra (namely, viz., wit). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

idelicetvay

   

Portuguese

  

a saber (namely, that is to say, to wit). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

adicã (namely, viz., well). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

именно (just, just the, namely, precisely, viz). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

to jest (viz), poimence (name: by name, viz), naime (namely, viz). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

nämligen (for, namely, viz, viz.). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yani (but, namely, sc., scil., scilicet, so, to wit, viz), demek oluyor ki (in that case, that means, viz). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

tức l . (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Videlicet

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 23, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintAnastaV de abraam prosekunhsen tw law thV ghV toiV uioiV cet
Latin405VulgateSurrexit Abraham et adoravit populum terrae filios videlicet Heth
Middle English1395WyclifAnd Abraham aroos, and lowtide the puple of the erthe, the sones, that is, of Heth.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAbraha stode vp and bowed hi selfe before ye people of ye lade ye childre of heth.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, to the children of Heth.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Videlicet

LanguageGenesis Chapter 23, Verse 7
CebuanoUg si Abraham mitindog, ug miduko siya sa katawohan niadtong yutaa, bisan sa mga anak ni Heth.
Chinese亞 伯 拉 罕 就 起 來 、 向 那 地 的 赫 人 下 拜 。
CroatianNato se Abraham diže pa se mještanima, sinovima Hetovim, duboko pokloni
DanishMen Abraham stod op og bøjede sig for Hetiterne, Folkene der på Stedet,
DutchToen stond Abraham op, en boog zich neder voor het volk des lands, voor de zonen Heths;
FinnishNiin Aabraham nousi ja kumarsi maan kansalle, heettiläisille,
FrenchAbraham se leva, et se prosterna devant le peuple du pays, devant les fils de Heth.
GermanDa stand Abraham auf und bückte sich vor dem Volk des Landes, vor den Kindern Heth.
Haitian CreoleAbraram kanpe. Pa respè pou moun Et yo, li bese tèt li byen ba devan yo.
HungarianÉs felkele Ábrahám, és meghajtá magát a földnek népe elõtt, a Khéth fiai elõtt.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariKemudian sujudlah Abraham di hadapan mereka,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka Ibrahimpun bangkitlah berdiri, lalu tunduk kepada orang-orang yang empunya tanah itu, yaitu anak-anak Het.
MaoriNa ka whakatika a Aperahama, ka piko ki te tangata whenua, ki nga tama a Hete.
NorwegianDa stod Abraham op og bøide sig for landets folk, for Hets barn,
PortugueseEntão se levantou Abraão e, inclinando-se diante do povo da terra, diante dos filhos de Hete,   
RumanianAvraam s`a sculat wi s`a aruncat cu faya la pqmknt knaintea norodului yqrii, adicq knaintea fiilor lui Het.
RussianбЧТББН ЧУФБМ Й ПЛМПОЙМУС ОБТП"Х ЪЕНМЙ ФПК, УЩОБН иЕФПЧЩН;
SwedishMen Abraham stod upp och bugade sig för landets folk, Hets barn;

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Misspellings: Videlicet

Misspellings

"Videlicet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: videlice. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Videlicet"

Words rhyming with "videlicet" (pronounced 'Vi*del"i*cet'): lancet, Placet, Scilicet, tercet, Tucet. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Videlicet

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-i-i-l-t-v"

-1 letter: elicited.

-2 letters: eidetic, evicted.

-3 letters: ceiled, citied, deceit, decile, delict, deltic, device, elicit, evited, levied, veiled.

-4 letters: cited, civet, civie, civil, deice, delve, devel, devil, edict, edile, elect, elide, elite, evict, evite, ivied, licit, lieve, lived, livid, teiid, telic, tilde, tiled, veldt, viced.

-5 letters: cede, cedi, ceil, celt, cete, cite, clit, deet, deil, dele, deli.

 Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-i-i-l-t-v"
 

+2 letters: declivities, elucidative.

 

+3 letters: predictively.

 

+4 letters: collectivised, collectivized, descriptively, detectivelike, predicatively, reduplicative, valedictories.

 

+5 letters: diverticuloses, overidealistic, veridicalities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bible Trace
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Bibliography


  

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