Italian · connective

ossia

in other words, that is

connectives · set 9

Example sentences

Parte domani, ossia lunedì.
He's leaving tomorrow, that is, Monday.
È costato venti, ossia poco.
It cost twenty, that is, not much.
Ossia, bisognerà aspettare.
In other words, we'll have to wait.

Also accepted

cioèthat is

On the card “in other words”, ripiti also accepts cioè. Not the other way round: for cioè, ossia is not accepted.

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