et cetera

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

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English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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.

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Latin

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

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

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• etc., & cetera, &c

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cetera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəra/

Phrase

et cetera

1. et cetera

Descendants

• English: et cetera, etc.

References

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

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Portuguese

Phrase

et cetera

1. et cetera; and so on

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Romanian

Adverb

et cetera

1. Alternative spelling of etcetera

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• etcetera
• etc.

Adverb

et cetera

1. et cetera (and so on)

Synonyms

• och så vidare