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viz.
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial viz. has 1 sense
- viz.(r = adv.all) namely, that is to say, to wit, videlicet - as follows; Array
OXFORD DICTIONARY
viz., adv. (usu. introducing a gloss or explanation) namely; that is to say; in other words (came to a firm conclusion, viz. that we were right).
Etymology
abbr. of VIDELICET, z being med.L symbol for abbr. of -et
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