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Definition of That is to say
1. Adverb. As follows.
Definition of That is to say
1. Adverb. (context: conjunctive) In other words. (non-gloss definition Used to introduce a clarification, simplification, or explanation) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of That Is To Say
Literary usage of That is to say
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"It has not done so—except in the instance of Mr. Hartright himself. " Having stated
his opinion—so far, that is to say, as acute nervous suffering will ..."
2. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet, Edward Nares (1843)
"And tlie Body, that is to say, the Spittle and forasmuch as the\, in serving
their King Filth, which because it is for no use, it is by Handicraft, ..."
3. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by American Committee of Revision (1881)
"33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place
of a skull, 32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1828)
"... and the same being so amended is as follows; that is to say (the amended postea
and judgment were then set out); and it is considered that the judgment ..."
5. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1843)
"Wenck adds, " Plutarch says, in another part, that Antony made Asia pay, at one
time, 200000 talents, that is to say, ..."
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