What is a synonym for "e.g."?

Common synonyms include: example, exempli gratia, f.e., f.ex., for example, for instance.

E.g.

//ˌiːˈdʒiː// adv, noun, slang

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Definitions

Noun

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

Adverb

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)."

Adverb

1
as an example wordnet

Synonyms

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example exempli gratia f.e.f.ex.for example for instance

Example

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"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)."

Etymology

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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