Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History Easter eggs (New!)

Literary notes about Ergo (AI summary)

In literature, "ergo" serves as a succinct marker to signal a logical conclusion or consequence. Authors use it to neatly tie together premises and outcomes, often imbuing their statements with both formality and a touch of wit. For instance, in a humorous twist, one author uses it to denote identity in a namesake confession ([1]), while classical rhetoricians such as Cicero employ it with precise argumentative force ([2], [3], [4]). Meanwhile, its appearance in works across genres—from philosophical treatises ([5], [6]) to poetic banter ([7], [8])—demonstrates "ergo"'s versatility as a linguistic bridge linking reasoning to result.
  1. And I answered, ‘Christopherus sum;’ and he said, ‘Ergo connominati sumus’—that is, that we were namesakes. . .
    — from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
  2. 82 Est ergo ulla res tanti aut commodum ullum tam expetendum, ut viri boni et splendorem et nomen amittas?
    — from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  3. Ea autem actio in hominum commodis tuendis maxime cernitur; pertinet igitur ad societatem generis humani; ergo haec cognitioni anteponenda est.
    — from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  4. Quid ergo est, quod non numquam dubitationem afferre soleat considerandumque videatur?
    — from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  5. “If there is no money in my safe, the cause is always that my servant has got a key for it: ergo —.”
    — from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer
  6. "Cogito, ergo sum" would be regarded by most people as having a true premiss.
    — from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell
  7. But brave Caledonia's the hypothenuse; Then, ergo, she'll match them, and match them always.
    — from Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
  8. “A Westfalia ham makes a man drink; drink quenches thirst: ergo a Westfalia ham quenches thirst.”
    — from Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Complete by Michel de Montaigne

More usage examples

Also see: Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky


Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux