'Namely' definitions:

Definition of 'namely'

From: WordNet
adverb
As follows [syn: namely, viz., that is to say, to wit, videlicet]

Definition of 'Namely'

From: GCIDE
  • Namely \Name"ly\, adv.
  • 1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation. [1913 Webster]
  • For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'namely'

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