et cetera

See also: etcetera, etcétera, etcètera, and et cétéra

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviated): See etc.
• (dated): & cetera
• (pronunciation spelling): ekcetera, ekcetra, excetera, exetera
• (obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
• (proscribed): etcetera
• (hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ (See Usage notes at etc.)

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (UK):

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Phrase

et cetera

1. (uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.

Usage notes

• See etc. for usage.

Synonyms

• See etc.

Translations

noting the omission of the remainder of a list — see etc.,‎ and so forth

Noun

et cetera (plural et ceteras)

1. Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

French

Alternative forms

• et caetera, et cætera, & cetera, etc., &c.
• et cétéra, etcétéra (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cētera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt se.te.ʁa/

• Audio (Canada):

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Phrase

et cetera

1. et cetera

Further reading

• “et cetera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation): etc., etc, &c., et c.
• (nonstandard): et caetera, et cætera

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈkeːt̪ɛrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪erä]

Phrase

et cētera

1. et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion.

See also

• et hoc genus omne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• etc., & cetera, &c

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cetera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəraː/

Phrase

et cetera

1. et cetera

Descendants

• English: et cetera, etc.

References

• “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-26.

Polish

Alternative forms

• etc. (abbreviated)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin et cētera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/, /ɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛra

Phrase

et cetera

1. and so on

   Synonym: i tak dalej

Further reading

• et cetera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• et cetera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• etc. (abbreviated)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.tɨ.ɾɐ/

Phrase

et cetera

1. et cetera; and so on

Romanian

Adverb

et cetera

1. Alternative spelling of etcetera

Swedish

Alternative forms

• etcetera, etc.

Adverb

et cetera

1. et cetera (and so on)

Synonyms

• och så vidare