Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

id est

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables
id est
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Synonym of i.e. or that is.

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Etymology

From Middle English id est, from Old English id est, from Latin id est.

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Questions

What does id est mean?
Synonym of i.e. or that is.
Where does id est come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce id est

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