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ergo

US/ˈɛɚɡoʊ/

ergo adverb: consequently, therefore, or thus. Also the clipping of ergometer.

Adverb

ergo (not comparable)

  1. Consequently, therefore, or thus.
    • "I merely made an individual application of a general rule. All women love flattery—ergo, Miss Arundel liked it."1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 59
    • The pirates who invaded this fort left Sparrow locked in his cell; ergo, they are not his allies.2003, Pirates of the Caribbean

Conjunction

ergo

  1. therefore (especially in syllogisms)

Noun

ergo (plural ergos)

  1. (informal) An ergonomic factor or characteristic.
    • I just love the ergos on this knife. It just feels great and carries so well.

Also used as

ergo is also the clipping of ergometer.

Forms of ergo

pluralergos

Origin of ergo

From Middle English ergo, from Latin ergō.

Clipping of ergonomic.

Phrases with ergo

Words that rhyme with ergo

Questions about ergo

What does ergo mean?
Ergo means consequently, therefore, or thus.
What part of speech is ergo?
Ergo can be an adverb, a conjunction or a noun.
How do you pronounce ergo?
Ergo is pronounced /ˈɛɚɡoʊ/ (US).

Words near ergo in the dictionary

  1. ergism
  2. Ergle
  3. Ergles
  4. ergmeter
  5. ergmeters
  6. ergo
  7. ergo-
  8. ergoalkaloid
  9. ergoalkaloids
  10. ergobalansine
  11. ergobasine

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