vagyis

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Hungarian

Etymology

vagy (or) +‎ is (also)

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vagy‧is
  • Rhymes: -iʃ

Conjunction

vagyis

  1. that is to say, in other words, thus, so
    Synonyms: azaz, tehát, szóval
  2. 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