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Definition of e.g. abbreviation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

e.g.

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/ˌiː ˈdʒiː/
 
/ˌiː ˈdʒiː/
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  1. for example
    (from Latin exempli gratia)
    • popular pets, e.g. cats and dogs
    Language Bank e.g.e.g.Giving examples
      • The website has a variety of interactive exercises (e.g. matching games, crosswords and quizzes).
      • The website has a variety of interactive exercises, including matching games, crosswords and quizzes.
      • Internet technologies, such as wikis, blogs and social networking sites, have changed the way that people find information and interact with it.
      • Many websites allow users to contribute information. A good example of this is the ‘wiki’, a type of website that anyone can edit.
      • Wikis vary in how open they are. For example, some wikis allow anybody to edit content, while others only allow registered users to do this.
      • Wikis vary in how open they are. Some wikis, for example/for instance, allow anybody to edit content, while others only allow registered users to do this.
      • More and more people read their news on the internet. To take one example, over 14 million people now read the online version of ‘The Oxford Herald’.
      • Online newspapers are now more popular than paper ones. ‘The Oxford Herald’ is a case in point. Its print circulation has fallen in recent years, while its website attracts millions of users every month.
    note at examplelanguage bank at addition, argue, evidence, illustrate
    Word Originfrom Latin exempli gratia ‘for the sake of example’.
See e.g. in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee e.g. in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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