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That is to say, namely, as in There are three good reasons for not going, to wit, we don't want to, we don't have to, and we can't get a reservation . This expression comes from the now archaic verb to wit , meaning “know or be aware of,” not heard except in this usage. [Late 1500s]Advertisement
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