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scil·i·cet

(sĭl′ĭ-sĕt′, skē′lĭ-kĕt′)
adv. Abbr. sc. or ss.
That is to say; namely.
[Middle English, from Latin scīlicet, contraction of scīre licet, it is permitted to know : scīre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots + licet, third person sing. of licēre, to be permitted.]
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scilicet

(ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt)
adv
namely; that is: used esp in explaining an obscure text or an ambiguity, or supplying a missing word
[Latin: shortened from scīre licet it is permitted to know]
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scil•i•cet

(ˈsɪl əˌsɛt)

adv.
to wit; namely.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin scīlicet, appar. shortening of scīre licet it is permitted to know]
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scilicet

adverb
That is to say:
Idiom: to wit.
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