Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb For example.
from The Century Dictionary.
- For the sake of example; by way of example; for example: usually abbreviated ex. gr. or e. g.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin exemplī grātiā, for the sake of example : exemplī, genitive of exemplum, example + grātiā, ablative of grātia, favor.]
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uselessness commented on the word exempli gratia
Latin for "for example." Used to indicate an illustration of a concept. Frequently abbreviated as e.g.
May 22, 2007
kiltwraith commented on the word exempli gratia
-for instance
e.g.
October 19, 2010
dailyword commented on the word exempli gratia
Moriarty used this word when he was talking to Holmes about what happened to Irene.
June 19, 2012