"exempli gratia" meaning in All languages combined

See exempli gratia on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin exemplī grātiā. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|exemplī grātiā}} Learned borrowing from Latin exemplī grātiā Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=exempli gratia}} exempli gratia, {{en-PP|head=exempli gratia}} exempli gratia
  1. For the sake of an example. Synonyms: e.g.
    Sense id: en-exempli_gratia-en-prep_phrase-NTplgOBu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Latin]

IPA: /ekˈsem.pliː ˈɡraː.ti.aː/ [Classical-Latin], [ɛkˈs̠ɛmplʲiː ˈɡräːt̪iäː] [Classical-Latin], /ekˈsem.pli ˈɡrat.t͡si.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [eɡˈzɛmpli ˈɡrät̪ː͡s̪iä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: exemplī grātiā [canonical]
Etymology: See exemplum and grātia Head templates: {{la-adv|exemplī grātiā|-}} exemplī grātiā (not comparable)
  1. for the sake of an example, e.g., for example, for instance; used in introducing an example or non-exhaustive list of examples. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: ex. gr. [abbreviation], e. g. [abbreviation] Synonyms (by justification): e.g. [abbreviation]
    Sense id: en-exempli_gratia-la-adv-DvbEFN4G Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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