adverb
exemplī grātiā
exemplī grātiā (not comparable)
Classical[ɛkˈsɛm.pliː ˈɡraː.ti.aː]Ecclesiastical[eɡˈzɛm.pli ˈɡrat.t͡si.a]
Meaning
- not comparablefor the sake of an example, e.g., for example, for instance; used in introducing an example or non-exhaustive list of examples.
Adeo ut uidentes, exempli gratia, colorem, putauerimus nos uidere rem quandam extra nos positam, et plane similem ideae illi coloris, quam in nobis tunc experiebamur; idque ob consuetudinem ita iudicandi, tam clare et distincte uidere nobis uidebamur, ut pro certo et indubitato haberemus.
1644, Renatus Cartesius, Principia philosophiae:
Origins
See exemplum and grātia