exempli gratia

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

/ ɛkˈsɛm pli ˈgrɑ tiˌɑ; English ɪgˈzɛm plaɪ ˈgreɪ ʃi ə, -ˈzɛm pli /

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Definition of exempli gratia

adverb Latin.

e.g.

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Words nearby exempli gratia

exempli causa, exemplification, exemplificative, exemplified, exemplify, exempli gratia, exemplum, exempt, exempt carrier, exemption, exencephaly

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How to use exempli gratia in a sentence

Exempli gratia: They put their zealotry above their survival.
When Bibi Suggested Iran Was Rational|Ali Gharib|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
We were to fall on our swords as an ex gratia preemptive concession.
I Was Right|Conrad Black|April 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He has never graduated as a Patriot, and his slight popularity is only 'special gratia.'
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever
Gratia had cut her hair short, but she had introduced a style of hair-dressing new even to Greenwich Village.
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin

Gratia listened, diving under water after her shocked exclamations and reappearing glistening.
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin
For by the time Lindsay had begun his last sentence, she had embarked on a monologue 22 directed this time to Gratia.
Out of the Air|Inez Haynes Irwin
Operi Creatori nostro acceptissimo, Dominationi tu facillimo, media gratia Dei.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for exempli gratia

exempli gratia

/ Latin (ɪɡˈzɛmplaɪ ˈɡrɑːtɪˌɑː) /

for the sake of exampleAbbreviation: e.g., eg., eg

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