Viz meaning: Viz

Viz.definition: Videlicet.Origin ofViz. From Latin videlicet (“that is to say, namely" ), short for videre licet (“it is permitted to see " ). The "˜z' was originally not a letter but a common Middle Latin scribal abbreviation that was used for -et, specifically a Tironian note. The symbol resembled "˜z', or rather 3 and Èœ, and hence is thus represented in type. Compare ⁊, the ... viz. videlicet - that is sc. scilicet - namely (seeviz) In contradistinction to i.e. and e.g.,viz. is used to indicate a detailed description of something stated before, and when it precedes a list of group members, it implies (near) completeness. A similar expression is scilicet, abbreviated as sc., which is Latin for "it is permitted to know". Definitionofviz. adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.