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Hungarian
Etymology
vagy (“or”) + is (“also”)
Pronunciation
Conjunction
vagyis
- that is to say, in other words, thus, so
- Synonyms: azaz, tehát, szóval
- or better said (making corrections to what one previously said)
- Synonyms: jobban mondva, illetőleg, mármint
Further reading
- vagyis in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN