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Latin exempli gratia (for example)

For example. It is "exempli gratia" in Latin.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

An abbreviation for exempli gratia [Latin, for the sake of an example].

The phrase e.g. is frequently used in law books in lieu of the phrase "for example."

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.)

is short for:

Meaning	Category
Exempli Gratia (for example)	International->Latin Governmental->US Government

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for [the sake of an] example (exempli gratia)

Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - exempli gratia, for eksempel

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijv.

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = exempli gratia/for example) par exemple

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - z.B.

Ελληνική (Greek)
abbr. - παραδείγματος χάριν, π.χ.

Italiano (Italian)
p.es.

Português (Portuguese)
abbr. - ex.

Русский (Russian)
например (сокр.)

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - por ejemplo, tal como

Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - till exempel, t.ex.

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
例, 例如

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 例, 例如

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - exempli gratia (예를 들면)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - for example:例えば

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(اختصار) مثال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮כגון, לדוגמה‬

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