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namely
/ˈneɪmli/
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What does namely mean?
adverb
- Specifically; that is to say.
adjective
- Notable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.
More meanings (1)
adverb
- (archaic) Especially, above all.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈneɪmli/
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I follow the plan adopted by the Queen in opening Parliament—namely, the plan of saying much the same thing regularly every year.
What seems race-aversion is frequently something else, namely, revulsion aroused by the presence of the strange, the unusual, the uncanny, the not-understood.
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The speaker found no truth in one of the popular reports, namely, that this strange man lived in great luxury and splendor.
There was another thing I could have wished, namely, that Jip had never been encouraged to walk about the tablecloth during dinner.
Another vital test was made at this time--namely, of the strength of the iron structure itself on which the plant was erected.