id est

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id est

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

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Synonym of i.e. or that is. The air is robust, and the words, I am told, are very patriotic, id est self-glorificatory, but I do not care for them very much myself. One reason is that I am not a Dutchman, but the chief reason is that I do not understand them.
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"id est." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/id%20est. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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id est. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/id%20est

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"id est." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/id%20est.

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@misc{id_est_2026,
  title = {id est},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/id%20est},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}