01 adv. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly.
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By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly.[Obs.]“The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and principally ordered to prevent by marriage.” — Milton.
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That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a particular or specific designation.“For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made, none can question.” — Addison.