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exempli gratia

[ek-sem-plee grah-tee-ah, ig-zem-plahy grey-shee-uh, -zem-plee]

adverb

Latin.

  1. e.g.

exempli gratia

/ ɪɡˈzɛmplaɪ ˈɡrɑːtɪˌɑː /

  1. Abbreviation: e.g.. eg.. eg.for the sake of example

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E.g. is short for a Latin term, exempli gratia, that means “for example.”

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Little girls, exempli gratia, may not lie on their backs and kick their legs up.

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