id est

Adverb

Meaning

that is to say; in other words

Synonyms

Examples

Some manuscripts have the gloss id est terra vini. Source: Internet

Virgil gives Laocoön the famous line " Equō nē crēdite, Teucrī / Quidquid id est, timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentēs ", or "Do not trust the Horse, Trojans / Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even bearing gifts." Source: Internet

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