exempli causa
[ ek-sem-plee kou-sah; English ig-zem-plahy kaw-zuh, -zem-plee ]
/ ɛkˈsɛm pli ˈkaʊ sɑ; English ɪgˈzɛm plaɪ ˈkɔ zə, -ˈzɛm pli /
adverb Latin.
Words nearby exempli causa
exempla,
exemplar,
exemplarism,
exemplary,
exemplary damages,
exempli causa,
exempli gratia,
exemplification,
exemplificative,
exemplify,
exemplum
Definition for exempli (2 of 2)
exempli gratia
[ ek-sem-plee grah-tee-ah; English ig-zem-plahy grey-shee-uh, -zem-plee ]
/ ɛkˈsɛm pli ˈgrɑ tiˌɑ; English ɪgˈzɛm plaɪ ˈgreɪ ʃi ə, -ˈzɛm pli /
adverb Latin.
Example sentences from the Web for exempli
Exempli gratia: They put their zealotry above their survival.
Little girls, exempli gratia, may not lie on their backs and kick their legs up.
When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De MorganExempli gratia “Neil, how is the officer you assisted on the field the other night?”
The Span o' Life |William McLennanExempli grati, he calls the ablative the quippe-quare-quale-quia-quidditive case!
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) |Samuel Taylor Coleridge
British Dictionary definitions for exempli
exempli gratia
/ Latin (ɪɡˈzɛmplaɪ ˈɡrɑːtɪˌɑː) /
for the sake of example
Abbreviation: e.g., eg., eg