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Word of the Day – Ergo

By June 13, 2024Word of the Day

Ergo (adverb)

ur-go

Therefore

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1350–1400.
The word appears in a widely-known phrase by the philosopher and mathematician René Descartes: Cogito ergo sum, “I think, therefore I am.”

Example sentences

“It’s officialy summer in the UK now, ergo we’re carrying umbrellas!”

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