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namely

  • adverb
  • /ˈneɪmli/

Specifically; that is to say.

Example

“Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry.”

Other meanings

  1. Especially, above all.

Word history

From Middle English "namely".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “namely” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.