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    Definition of that is in English Dictionary

  • Adverb
    1. (conjunctive) In other words; that is to say. Used to introduce a clarification or explanation.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • User self-elevation occurs when mobile, remote, or power users need to run software that is usually run by only users with administrator-level permissions.
        • a diamond of the first water, i.e. one that is perfectly pure and transparent ‎
        • Only eleven codexes form the division that is intitled CHRISTIAN I.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • That is the Gulfe of Greedinesse, they say, That deepe engorgeth all this worldes pray...
        • That is the preponderating consideration to which everything else has to yield.
        • That is right; — keep to your 'magnum opus' — magnoperate away.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adverbs
        • Conjunctive adverbs
          • Uncomparable adverbs
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        Meaning of that is for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this idiom "that is" is an adverb, more specifically, a conjunctive adverb and an uncomparable adverb.
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