et cetera

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin et cētera (and the rest" or "and so forth)

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et cetera (not comparable)

Positive
et cetera

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  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.

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

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et cetera

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

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

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[edit] Swedish

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et cetera

  1. etcetera (and so on)


This Swedish entry was created from the translations listed at etcetera. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see et cetera in the Swedish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009

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