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et_cetera

et cetera

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

English

Alternative forms

(abbreviated): See etc.
(dated): & cetera
(obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
(proscribed): etcetera
(hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ

Phrase

(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 and so forth

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/, [ɛt ˈkeː.tɛ.ra]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/, [et ˈt͡ʃeː.te.ra]

Alternative forms

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

Phrase

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

Portuguese

Phrase

et cetera; and so on

Romanian

Adverb

Alternative spelling of etcetera

Swedish

Alternative forms

Adverb

et cetera (and so on)

Synonyms

och så vidare