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[edit] Etymology
From an orthographic variant of etc., in which the script of the e and t merged (ligature) to become & and then &.
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&c.
- (dated) etc.; et cetera.
- 1612, George Wither, Epithalamia, Or Nuptiall Poems Upon the Most Blessed and Happie Mariage Betweene the High and Mightie Prince Frederick the Fifth, Count Palatine of the Rhein, &c., and Princesse Elizabeth, Sole Daughter to Iames, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland
- 1739, W. (William) Webster, Remarks on The Divine Legation of Moses, &c. in Several Letters - If I had not done amongst them the Works that no other Man did, they had not had Sin, &c. John 15:24
- 1902, William Paton Buchan, Plumbing: A Text-book to the Practice of the Art Or Craft of the Plumber - Where a Geyser or hot-water heater is used it is a good and wise precaution to see that the bath-room, &c., when it is used is well ventilated.
- 1977, K. P. Punnoose, Bookdealers in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka &c.
[edit] See also
[edit] French
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&c.
- Archaic form of etc..
[edit] Spanish
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&c.
- Obsolete form of etc..
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- English abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms
- English abbreviations
- English dated terms
- English coordinates
- English terms spelled with &
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- French abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms
- French abbreviations
- French archaic forms
- French coordinates
- French terms spelled with &
- French terms spelled with .
- Spanish abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms
- Spanish abbreviations
- Spanish obsolete forms
- Spanish coordinates
- Spanish terms spelled with &
- Spanish terms spelled with .
