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Word

vide

US/ˈvaɪd/

UK/vˈaɪd/

Definition

adv. in a way that is very clear or obvious. You use this to describe something that is easy to see or understand.

adv. in a manner that is manifestly clear or evident. Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe a state or quality that is immediately apparent.

Etymology

Clipping of divide.

From Latin vidē (“see!”), second-person singular present active imperative form of videō (“I see”).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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