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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
namely
    adv 1: as follows [syn: namely, viz., that is to say, to
           wit, videlicet]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Namely \Name"ly\, adv.
   1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially;
      expressly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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            The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and
            principally ordered to prevent by marriage.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a
      particular or specific designation.
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            For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of
            divining dreams; that several such divinations have
            been made, none can question.         --Addison.
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Thesaurus Results for namely:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
as here defined, as here interpreted, especially, exempli gratia, for example, for instance, id est, in explanation, in other words, nominally, particularly, sc, scil, scilicet, specially, specifically, that is, to explain, to wit, videlicet, viz
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