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e.g.

UK/ˌiːˈdʒiː//ˌiˈd͡ʒi/

e.g. adverb: an initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

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).
    • For though all is not to be done that is to be believed, yet all muſt be believed to be lavvful and duty vvhich muſt be done as ſuch: e. g. VVe cannot love God, vvorſhip him, hear and read his VVord, &c. as by Divine obedience, unleſs vve believe it to be our duty by a Divine command.1682, Richard Baxter, “Mr. [Henry] Dodwell’s Leviathan, or Absolute Destructive Prelacy, […]. Chapter III. The Consequence of Mr. Dodwell’s foresaid Doctrine.”, in An Answer to Mr. Dodwell and Dr....
    Synonyms:
    f.e., f.ex.

Noun

e.g.

  1. (informal, nonstandard, proscribed) An example.
    • Lemurs are an e.g. of a non-simian primate.

e.g. meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian

e.g. in Tamil

காட்டாக, எடுத்துக்காட்டாக, உதாரணமாக

e.g. in Arabic

initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
على سبيل المثال, نحو

e.g. in Persian

initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples
برای مثال

Synonyms of e.g.

Forms of e.g.

alternative formeg
alternative forme. g.
alternative forme. gr.
alternative formex. gr.

Origin of e.g.

The adverb is a terser form of ex. gr., both abbreviating Latin exemplī grātiā (“for the sake of an example”); e.g. was also used as an abbreviation in Latin. The noun is derived from the adverb.

Words that rhyme with e.g.

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Questions about e.g.

What does e.g. mean?
E.g. means an initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.
What is e.g. in Tamil?
E.g. in Tamil is காட்டாக, எடுத்துக்காட்டாக, உதாரணமாக. See E.g. meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is e.g.?
E.g. can be an adverb or a noun.
How do you pronounce e.g.?
E.g. is pronounced /ˌiːˈdʒiː/ (UK).

Words near e.g. in the dictionary

  1. E.D. Wash.
  2. E.D. Wis.
  3. E.D.N.C.
  4. E.D.N.Y.
  5. e.e.
  6. e.g.
  7. E.H.
  8. E.O.
  9. e.o.h.p.
  10. e.p.
  11. E.P.R.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: e.g. (page history and authors); e.g. (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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