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e. g.

e. g. is the alternative form of e.g..

Meaning of e.g.

Adverb

e.g.

  1. An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.
    • Continents (e.g., Asia) contain many large bodies of water (e.g., lakes and inland seas) and many large flowing streams of water (i.e., rivers).
    Synonyms:
    f.e., f.ex.

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Words near e. g. in the dictionary

  1. e-zine
  2. e-zines
  3. e.
  4. E. A. D. A.
  5. E. coli
  6. e. g.
  7. e. gr.
  8. E. P. R.
  9. E. R.
  10. E. Rodriguez
  11. E.A.D.A.

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