viz

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /vɪz/ UK /vɪz/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like wiz /v/ vs /w/ Sounds like biz /v/ vs /b/

Freq #94451

Meanings

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adv
namely; that is to say, used to introduce a clarification or list

The expedition required three specialists, viz. a geologist, a botanist, and a surveyor.

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Synonyms

1 adv · namely; that is to say,... namely specificallythat is

Word family

Related forms videlicetnamely

Etymology

An abbreviation of Latin videlicet ("namely; that is to say"), formed from videre ("to see") and licet ("it is permitted"). The final z reflects a medieval scribal abbreviation rather than the Latin spelling.

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