that is to say

Adverb

Meaning

as follows

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Synonyms

namely videlicet viz. to wit like especially particularly specifically notably specially wit expressly sc viz that is
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Antonyms

however conversely but although contrarily instead
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Examples

7. We pray that all bushels within your realm be of one stice, that is to say, to be in measure VIII gallons. Source: Internet

A column might also be a decorative element not needed for structural purposes; many columns are "engaged", that is to say form part of a wall. Source: Internet

All of that is to say: Expect some surprises ahead as Queen Elizabeth deals with these new, game-changing characters. Source: Internet

According to Hegel, "dialectic" is the method by which human history unfolds; that is to say, history progresses as a dialectical process. Source: Internet

Anthropology, that is to say the science that treats of man, is divided ordinarily and with reason into Anatomy, which considers the body and the parts, and Psychology, which speaks of the soul. Source: Internet

As a professed brother he served in the responsible position as a Lecturer in the studium in Venice, that is to say, he was in charge of the elementary education of the brothers in his convent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

that is something that is the end of the story that is the whole story that is why that isn't that kind of