ergo

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɜːɡəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ûr′gō, er′gō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
er•go  (ûr′gō, er′gō),USA pronunciation conj., adv. 
  1. therefore.
  • Latin
  • 1350–1400

ergo-1 :
  1. a combining form meaning "work'':ergograph.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] erg-. 
  • combining form representing Greek érgon

ergo-2 :
  1. a combining form of ergot: ergotoxine.
  • French

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ergo / ˈɜːɡəʊ/
  1. therefore; hence
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: therefore
'ergo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anergy - argal - argot - bromocriptine - cogito, ergo sum - erg - ergograph - ergometer - ergonomics - ergonovine - ergosterol - ergotoxine - post hoc, ergo propter hoc

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