e.g

for example; for the sake of example; such as.

Origin:
< Latin exemplī grātiā

Can be confused: e.g, i.e.

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e.g., eg. or eg

—*abbreviation for*
	exempli gratia

[Latin: for example]

eg., eg. or eg

—*abbreviation for*

[Latin: for example]

eg, eg. or eg

—*abbreviation for*

[Latin: for example]

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Word Origin & History

e.g.

L. exempli gratia "for the sake of example."

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e.g. definition

An abbreviation meaning “for example.” It is short for the Latin exempli gratia, “for the sake of example.” A list of examples may be preceded by e.g.: “She loved exotic fruit, e.g., mangoes, passion fruit, and papayas.” (Compare i.e.)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

e.g.
Latin exempli gratia (for example)

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"If music in general is an imitation of history, opera in particular is an imitation of human willfulness; it is rooted in the fact that we not only have feelings but insist upon having them at whatever cost to ourselves.... The quality common to all the.great operatic roles, e.g., Don Giovanni, Norma, Lucia, Tristan, Isolde, Brünnhilde, is that each of them is a passionate and willful state of being. In real life they would all be bores, even Don Giovanni."

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