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e.g.
abbr. for example.
Etymology: L exempli gratia

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for example; for the sake of example; such as.
[ < L exempli gratia]

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e.g. abbreviation
Etymology
From the Latin expression exempli gratia , which means ‘for the sake of example’.
for example used for giving an example of what you mean

Give details of relevant work experience during the last two years, e.g. weekend or holiday jobs.

Thesaurus: written abbreviationshyponym
Variant: eg

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e.g.,
for example; for instance (Latin, exempli gratia).
Usage E.g. (not usually italicized) is regularly preceded by a comma or semicolon and followed by a comma or colon. In ordinary prose, formal or informal, it is now usually replaced by for example.
Eg.,
1. Egypt.
2. Egyptian.

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abbr. for example
Origin:
from Latin exempli gratia ‘for the sake of an example’

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abbr
for example

products imported from many countries, e.g., France, Germany, and Japan

◇ The abbreviation e.g. comes from the Latin phrase “exempli gratia,” which means “for example.”

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e.g. [ˌiː ˈdʒiː] [ˌiː ˈdʒiː] abbreviation
for example (from Latin ‘exempli gratia ’)

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popular pets, e.g. cats and dogs

 
Word Origin:
[e.g.] from Latin exempli gratia ‘for the sake of example’.  
Language Bank:
e.g.
Giving examples

▪ The website has a variety of interactive exercises (

e.g.

▪ matching games, crosswords and quizzes).

▪ The website has a variety of interactive exercises,

including

▪ matching games, crosswords and quizzes.

▪ Web 2.0 technologies,

such as

▪ wikis, blogs and social networking sites, have changed the way that people use the Internet.

▪ Many websites now allow users to contribute information.

A good example of this is

▪ the ‘wiki’, a type of website that anyone can edit.

▪ Wikis vary in how open they are.

For example

▪, some wikis allow anybody to edit content, while others only allow registered users to do this.

▪ Wikis vary in how open they are. Some wikis,

for example

▪ /

for instance

▪, allow anybody to edit content, while others only allow registered users to do this.

▪ More and more people read their news on the Internet.

To take one example,

▪ over 14 million people now read the online version of ‘The Oxford Herald’.

▪ Online newspapers are now more popular than paper ones. ‘The Oxford Herald’

is a case in point

▪. Its print circulation has fallen in recent years, while its website attracts millions of users every month.

note at ↑example
Language Banks at ↑addition, ↑argue, ↑evidence, ↑illustrate

Useful english dictionary. 2012.