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v.g.

/viːd͡ʒiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
v.g.
IPA
/viːd͡ʒiː/
6
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used to introduce an example or list of examples to illustrate what is being discussed.

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin verbī grātiā (“for instance”). Grātiā here is in the ablative case.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: verbī grātiā

Inflected Forms

v. g. (alternative) v.gr. (alternative) v. gr. (alternative)

Synonyms

e.g. for instance namely

Questions

How do you pronounce v.g.?
The recorded pronunciation is /viːd͡ʒiː/.
What does v.g. mean?
Used to introduce an example or list of examples to illustrate what is being discussed.
Where does v.g. come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce v.g.

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