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namely

NAYM-lee/ˈneɪmli/

3 meanings of namely

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  1. 1
    adverb
    Used 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.

    Similarspecifically

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Famous and well known, with a name that many people respect.

    Similarfamous, notable, distinguished, renowned

    Oppositeobscure, unknown

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  3. 3
    adverbarchaic
    Most 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.