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Viz

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Definition

Viz is a short form of 'videlicet', which means 'namely' or 'that is to say'. It is used to introduce an example or explanation.

Synonyms & similar words

namely specifically especially particularly exactly precisely detailed explicitly clearly plainly specific pointedly unambiguously unequivocally characteristically

Example sentences

  1. She loves all animals, viz., dogs, cats, and birds.
  2. I have three favorite colors, viz., blue, green, and purple.
  3. He excels in two sports, viz., swimming and tennis.
  4. There are four seasons in a year, viz., spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
  5. She has many hobbies, viz., painting, singing, and dancing.

Quotes

  • To be or not to be, viz., to live or to die, is the ultimate question.
  • The best things in life, viz., love and happiness, cannot be bought.
  • There are three types of people in the world, viz., the ones who make things happen, the ones who watch things happen, and the ones who wonder what happened.

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