et cetera

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 External links 2 Latin 2.1 Phrase 2.2 Usage notes 2.3 Related terms 2.4 See also 3 Swedish 3.1 Adverb

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• &c, &c. (archaic)
• etc, etc.
• etcetera
• et cætera, et caetera

[edit] Etymology

From Latin et cētera (“‘and the rest" or "and so forth’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɛt ˈsɛtərə/
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• Common mispronunciations: Eksetra, Eksetera

[edit] Adverb

et cetera (not comparable)

1. And the rest, and the others; to complete a list.

   The grocery sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc.

2. And so forth; to indicate missing information, often well known.

   The plagiarism was painfully obvious: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," etc.

[edit] Usage notes

• Abbreviated as etc.; formerly also as &c..

[edit] Synonyms

• (to complete a list): et al.
• (and so forth): and so on, blah blah blah (colloquial)

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Et cetera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Phrase

et cetera

1. And the rest; and the others; and so on.

[edit] Usage notes

Often abbreviated etc. or &c. Ampersand (&) comes from the Latin word et, meaning and.

[edit] Related terms

• &
• cetera
• et

[edit] See also

• et hoc genus omne

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adverb

et cetera

1. etcetera (and so on)