Etymology

v.g.

Today it means: Used to introduce an example or list of examples to illustrate what is being discussed. Full definition →

Latin verbī grātiā
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  1. Latin · derived fromverbī grātiā“for instance”
  2. English todayv.g.

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.