Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. For example.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- For the sake of example; by way of example; for example: usually abbreviated ex. gr. or e. g.
Etymologies
- Latin exemplī grātiā, for the sake of example : exemplī, genitive of exemplum, example + grātiā, ablative of grātia, favor. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Lists
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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cicatrix
scar tissue
minatory, naira, Cluniac, embracive, prolix, hierophant, timorous, adduce, veracious, dysphoric, sang-froid, vitiate and 503 more...
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Latin
exempli gratia, deus ex machina, prolix, sisyphean, minatory, empyrean, cicatrix, demulcent, effulgence, emulsion, garum, ablative and 39 more...
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i.e., Latin
Latin terms sometimes more commonly known in English by their abbreviations alone.
vice versa, versus, videlicet, vide infra, verbi gratia, voce, pro tempore, per procurationem, pluta paper, post meridiem, paper, opere citato and 14 more...
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Latin Words Used in English
Latin words, phrases, or abbreviations still used in modern English.
et cetera, ad hoc, post scriptum, id est, semper fidelis, semper paratus, veritas, vice versa, ergo, modus operandi, status quo, exempli gratia and 6 more...
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i like
words to use, memorize, lavish with my affections
empyreal, quiddity, esthetic, crepitation, dénouement, feuilleton, macule, napthalene, förutse, verdure, montane, decalcomania and 105 more...
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Words I Know
List of most of the words I've learned
garner, abase, abate, abdicate, abduct, aberration, abet, abhor, abide, abject, abjure, abnegation and 1046 more...
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Latinate
lorem ipsum, citius, altius, fortius, curriculum vitae, bona fide, terra nullius, habeas corpus, quidnunc, voir dire, emeritus, quincunx and 99 more...
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Vocalublary Awareness
Words I need to use more to increase my vocabulary.
incredulous, prolific, ubiquitous, egregious, aplomb, resilience, persevere, punctilious, perspicacious, inordinate, articulate, enunciate and 199 more...
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kevinofnine's Words
sesquipedalian, pentasyllabic, sobriquet, epistemic, ameliorate, quibble, autological, magniloquent, circumlocutious, quintillion, bookish, tantamount and 139 more...
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laurea's Words
lackadaisical, laelia, laurel, frippery, lascivious, cacophony, effectuate, leukorrhea, kerfluffle, nickelodeon, garrulous, onomastics and 63 more...
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rawles's Words
tangled, defenestration, diurnal, aristeia, resistentialism, glory, surreptitious, decanter, gleam, nocturnal, grace, contrition and 79 more...
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five
this is just a list okay
opium, bramble, rivulet, coulee, smoulder, velvet, veil, ribbon, gin, cognac, schnapps, juniper and 88 more...
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Latin
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dailyword Moriarty used this word when he was talking to Holmes about what happened to Irene. Jun 19, 2012
kiltwraith -for instance
e.g. Oct 19, 2010
uselessness Latin for "for example." Used to indicate an illustration of a concept. Frequently abbreviated as e.g. May 22, 2007