etc. pp.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin [Term?]; abbreviation of et cētera, perge, perge (literally “and others, follow, follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛtˌtsɛtəʁaˌpeˈpeː/
• IPA^(key): /ɛtˌtseːtəʁaˌpeˈpeː/ (less common; though prescriptively correct according to the Latin)

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Adverb

etc. pp.

1. and so on; on and on implying that the list is particularly long, and often that something is a burden

   Synonym: und, und, und