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Definition of Namely
1. Adverb. As follows.
Definition of Namely
1. adv. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly.
Definition of Namely
1. Adverb. (rare) Especially, above all. ¹
2. Adverb. Specifically; that is to say ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Namely
1. that is to say [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Namely
Literary usage of Namely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Republic of Plato by Plato, Benjamin Jowett (1881)
"... the gravity with which the first step is taken in the actual creation of the
State, namely, the sending; out of the city all who had arrived at ten ..."
2. The Lancet (1842)
"... which the term citrate of iron most correctly represents, namely, the acid
citrate, or that which is more frequently intended by the prescriber, namely, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"In two minor points the list is fairly open to criticism, namely, ... the work
which has so long been needed, namely, a complete catalogue of the Rodentia. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"V. and on M-C1-, the perspective of X must be at the intersection of the two,
namely at X'. Revolving the ground plane downwards we obtain Fig. 11. prism. ..."
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