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What does i e mean?


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Mean I.E. is from the Latin id est. It means that is and is often confused with e.g.

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The acronym I.E. has many meanings. Indo European, Industrial Engineer, Intelligent Enterprise and International Exchange. ChaCha!

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The acronym "i.e." comes from the Latin "id est". Id est and i.e. mean "that is" or "that is to say" or "in other words". ChaCha!

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The abbreviation i.e. means "that is". The abbreviation "i.e." comes from the latin words "id est". Have a good day & ChaCha on!

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I.e. is an abbreviation of id est, from Latin, literally "that is;". Used in Eng. in the sense of "that is to say." ChaCha!

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I.e. means that is to say; in other words. Often times it is used to show an example. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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I.e. id est Use "that is". When you say something like bring your books, ie, (bibles, history, math). Have a great night.

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I.e. means "that is to say; in other words." Thanks for using ChaCha!

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The adverb IE has 1 sense: that is to say; in other words. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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