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adv
Used to introduce an example or list of examples to illustrate what is being discussed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, initialism, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: e.g., for instance, namely
Antonyms: none provided
History
Abbreviation of Latin verbī grātiā (“for instance”). Grātiā here is in the ablative case.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
