Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
An example.
adv
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.
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.
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- Derivation mentionexemplī grātiāla · for the sake of an example
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