e.g.
also eg uk/iːˈdʒiː/us/iːˈdʒiː/abbreviation for exempli gratia: a Latin phrase that means "for example". It can be pronounced as "e.g." or "for example":
You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre, e.g. fruit, vegetables, and bread.
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- The names of political parties are always capitalized, e.g. the Green Party.
- You often write a slash between alternatives, e.g. "and/or".
- Just choose whatever filling you would prefer in your jacket potato, e.g. cheese, coleslaw, tuna, or baked beans.
- For girls, you might buy some jewellery, e.g. a pair of clip-on earrings, a bracelet, or hair accessories.
- Many people chose works by Impressionist painters, e.g. Monet or Renoir.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Samples and examples
- advertisement
- aliquot
- archetype
- benchmark
- classic
- classical
- core
- cross-section
- forerunner
- illustration
- instance
- job
- original
- role model
- sample
- showpiece
- sort
- swatch
- taste
- taster
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