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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: exempli gratia 'for the sake of example'

e.g.
     
e.g.
SL the abbreviation of
for example
:
citrus fruits, e.g. oranges and grapefruit
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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