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i.e.

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Definition


Latin for "that is" expressed in abbreviation as "i.e.".

Context : Business, Education
Category: Loan Word, Abbreviation
Semantic: illustrate

English writing convention used to indicate "that is", "in other words", "that is to say". Frequently used incorrectly in place of "e.g.".

Usage of “i.e.”

  1. You should concern yourself with matters of lexicology if you really want to learn a foreign language, i.e., most of your time should be spent on learning vocabulary.