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e.g.

 
Use e.g. in a Sentence
for example; for the sake of example; such as.
Origin:
< L exemplī grātiā
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e.g.  
abbr.  Latin exempli gratia (for example)
ex·em·pli gra·ti·a   (ĭg-zěm'plē grā'shē-ə, ěk-sěm'plē grä'tē-ä')   
adv.   Abbr. e.g.
For example.

[Latin exemplī grātiā, for the sake of example : exemplī, genitive of exemplum, example + grātiā, ablative of grātia, favor.]
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e.g.

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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Language Translation for : e.g.
Spanish: por ejemplo,
German: z.Bsp., zum Beispiel,
Japanese: 例えば
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e.g.
Latin exempli gratia (for example)
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