scilicet

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) of course, naturally, namely, to wit, evidently, certainly, undoubtedly, no doubt, doubtless, truly
  2. (Medieval-Latin, not-comparable) that is to say

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈskiː.lɪ.kɛt]
Etymology

A contraction from scīre (“to know”) + licet (“it is permitted”). Literally “it is permitted to know.” Compare īlicet and vidēlicet.

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