Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- That is; that is to say: usually written with the abbreviation i. e.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. that is to say; in other words
Examples
“* [6716], id est ‘integer,’ omnis scilicet vitii expers.”
“Among these the following are the most important: "Theoricæ novæ planetarum, id est septem errantium siderum nec non octavi seu firmamenti" (1st ed.,”
“Ibid., ver. 19, et sic Exod.xii. 5, præcipitur de agno paschali, ut sit תָּמִים, id est ‘integer,’ omnis scilicet vitii expers.”
“* [3092], id est ‘integer,’ omnis scilicet vitii expers.”
“Aurum ibi plurimum, (says Adam,) divinis auguribus atque necromanticis omnes domus sunt plenae .... a toto orbe ibi responsa petuntur, maxime ab Hispanis (forsan Zupanis, id est regulis Lettoviae) et Graecis.”
“Christians "known to belong to their community, that is to say their churches, and not to the individuals" ( "ad jus corporis eorum, id est ecclesiarum, non hominum singulorum pertinentia" – Lactantius, "De morte pers.", xlviii), while a few years later by the Edict of 321 the right of bequeathing property by will "to the most holy and venerable community (concilio) of the Catholic faith" was guaranteed.”
“[310] Præcipitur, Lev.xxii. 20, ne offeratur pecus in quo sit מוּם, mūm, id est corporis vitium: a מוּם, efficitur mōmos ‘culpa:’ unde Christus dicutur amōmos, ‘inculpatus:’ opponitur autem מוּם, to תָּמִום, hoc est”
“Bulgarorum Vasileus conjugem duceret, Symphona, id est consonantia scripto juramento firmata sunt, ut omnium gentium Apostolis, id est nunciis, penes nos Bulgarorum Apostoli praeponantur, honorentur, diligantur, (Liutprand in Legatione, p. 482.)”
“Burgundiones, tanto dedignamur ut inimicos nostros commoti, nil aliud contumeliarum nisi Romane, dicamus: hoc solo, id est”
“Quinque Moyseos, id est Genesi, Exodo, Levitico, Numeris, Deuteronomio, et uno libro Iesu Nave, uno Judicum, uno libello qui appellatur Ruth, qui magis ad regnorum principia videtur pertinere.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘id est’.
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cicatrix
scar tissue
minatory, naira, Cluniac, embracive, prolix, hierophant, timorous, adduce, veracious, dysphoric, sang-froid, vitiate and 503 more...
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EU - Latin in the EU
ad hominem, a priori, ab ovo, acta non verba, ad infinitum, ad lib, addendum, bona officia, canis canem edit, communis opinio, conditio sine qua..., confer and 40 more...
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i.e., Latin
Latin terms sometimes more commonly known in English by their abbreviations alone.
vice versa, versus, videlicet, vide infra, verbi gratia, voce, pro tempore, per procurationem, pluta paper, post meridiem, paper, opere citato and 14 more...
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Latin Words Used in English
Latin words, phrases, or abbreviations still used in modern English.
et cetera, ad hoc, post scriptum, id est, semper fidelis, semper paratus, veritas, vice versa, ergo, modus operandi, status quo, exempli gratia and 6 more...
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i like
words to use, memorize, lavish with my affections
empyreal, quiddity, esthetic, crepitation, dénouement, feuilleton, macule, napthalene, förutse, verdure, montane, decalcomania and 105 more...
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Words I Know
List of most of the words I've learned
garner, abase, abate, abdicate, abduct, aberration, abet, abhor, abide, abject, abjure, abnegation and 1046 more...
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Latinate
lorem ipsum, citius, altius, fortius, curriculum vitae, bona fide, terra nullius, habeas corpus, quidnunc, voir dire, emeritus, quincunx and 99 more...
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Time for a new list!
abrupt, erupt, rupture, sync, appropinquity, heterochromia, homochromatic, monochromatic, willy nilly, nitty gritty, kowtow, wonton and 455 more...
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kevinofnine's Words
sesquipedalian, pentasyllabic, sobriquet, epistemic, ameliorate, quibble, autological, magniloquent, circumlocutious, quintillion, bookish, tantamount and 139 more...
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laurea's Words
lackadaisical, laelia, laurel, frippery, lascivious, cacophony, effectuate, leukorrhea, kerfluffle, nickelodeon, garrulous, onomastics and 63 more...
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puhlease's Words
nod, onomatopoetic, covet, neighbor, hath, haligh, indeedly, duvet, hence, id est, natalie, literature and 2 more...
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rawles's Words
tangled, defenestration, diurnal, aristeia, resistentialism, glory, surreptitious, decanter, gleam, nocturnal, grace, contrition and 79 more...
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uselessness Latin for "that is." Used to indicate a clarification or rephrasing of a previous statement. Frequently abbreviated as i.e. May 22, 2007