expressis verbis in English

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Etymology: From Latin expressis verbis (“pronounced with words”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|expressis}} Latin expressis, {{m|la|verbis||pronounced with words}} verbis (“pronounced with words”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} expressis verbis (not comparable)

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  "etymology_text": "From Latin expressis verbis (“pronounced with words”).",
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      "glosses": [
        "Expressly; explicitly."
      ],
      "id": "en-expressis_verbis-en-adv-NQx5hL56",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "patently"
        },
        {
          "word": "unambiguously"
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        {
          "word": "explicitly"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
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    }
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  "word": "expressis verbis"
}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "expressis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin expressis",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "verbis",
        "3": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "nolinkhead": "1"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Expressly; explicitly."
      ],
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          "Expressly",
          "expressly"
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          "explicitly"
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      ]
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  "synonyms": [
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      "word": "patently"
    },
    {
      "word": "unambiguously"
    },
    {
      "word": "explicitly"
    }
  ],
  "word": "expressis verbis"
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"expressis verbis" meaning in English

Adverb