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exempli gratia
[ek-sem-plee grah-tee-ah, ig-zem-plahy grey-shee-uh, -zem-plee]
exempli gratia
/ ɪɡˈzɛmplaɪ ˈɡrɑːtɪˌɑː /
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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