namely
NAYM-lee/ˈneɪmli/
- 1Used to say exactly which person or thing you mean.
Like pointing to the exact one when someone asks 'which?'
I have only one pet, namely a small brown dog.
She enjoys just one sport, namely swimming.
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- 2
- 3Most of all, or more than anyone or anything else in a group.
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Origins
Meanings 1, 3
From Middle English namely, made from name plus -ly.
Meaning 2
From Middle English namely, made from name plus -ly.