e.g.

Meaning

Adv

An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.

Noun

An example.

Synonyms

for example

for instance

such as

dangerous goods

dweller

EU

🇪🇺

explosives

feet

🐾

foot

🦶

inflammables

leg

🦵

like

limp

plutonium

poisons

scratch

talkative

uranium

buckteeth

by way of example

common market

cross-eyes

for one

fish

🐟

exempli gratia

radioactive substance

abscess

ex. gr.

babbling

butterflies

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌiːˈdʒiː/

Etymology

The adverb is a terser form of ex. gr., both abbreviating Latin exemplī grātiā (“for the sake of an example”); e.g. was also used as an abbreviation in Latin.
The noun is derived from the adverb.