scilicet

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/ˈsɪlɪˌsɛt/

adverb

Namely, to wit, as follows.

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Meanings

adverbscilicet (not comparable)

alternative sc. · alternative scil. · alternative ss.

  1. not comparableNamely, to wit, as follows.

    As in ejectment, where the declaration is of a demise the second of January, and that the defendant afterwards, scilicet, the first of January ejected him, here the scilicet may be rejected, as being contrary to what went before.

    1792, Dr. Burn's Law Dictionary, volume 2
  2. not comparablelawDone in the appropriate place within a jurisdiction for the documented act.
  3. not comparableUsed parenthetically to supply information which is not given in the portion of text being quoted, but is clearly given by its context, such as for quoted pronouns with unquoted antecedents.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Latinscīlicet
  2. Latinscīlicet
  3. Englishscilicet

Borrowed from Latin scīlicet.

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APA

scilicet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scilicet

MLA

“scilicet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scilicet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scilicet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scilicet.

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