Putting it differently, usually more simply or explicitly. For example, The weather was terrible, the plane took off several hours after the scheduled time, and then fog prevented their landing--in other words, they never got to the wedding at all. [Mid-1800s]
in other words
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
otherwise stated
Synonym: put differently
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