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et cet·er·a  (t str-, str)

Abbr. etc.

And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth.

n. et·cet·er·a (tst-)

1. A number of unspecified persons or things.

2. etceteras Additional odds and ends; extras.

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[Latin : et, and + ctera, the rest, neuter pl. of cterus; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

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et cetera, etcetera [ɪt ˈsɛtrə]

2. and the rest; and others; and so forth: used at the end of a list to indicate that other items of the same class or type should be considered or included

3. or the like; or something else similar Abbreviations etc. &c See also etceteras

[from Latin, from et and + cetera the other (things)]

Usage: It is unnecessary to use and before etc. as etc. (et cetera) already means and other things. The repetition of etc., as in he brought paper, ink, notebooks, etc., etc., is avoided except in informal contexts

Thesaurus

et cetera

adverb and so on, and so forth, etc. people who play cricket, football, rugby, et cetera

Translations

et cetera [itˈsetrə, (American ) et-]

a Latin phrase meaning `and the rest', `and so on' The refugees need food, clothes, blankets etc. ensovoorts إلى آخِرِهِ (ألخ...) и така на татък a tak dále og så videre; osv; etc; et cetera und so weiter (usw.) και τα λοιπά etcétera, etc ja nii edasi, jne و غیره jne. et caetera וְכו' आदि, वगैरह i tako dalje, itd. stb. dan sebagainya og svo framvegis eccetera, ecc. ～など 기타, … 등등 ir taip toliau un tā tālāk dan sebagainya enzovoort og så videre (osv.), etc. itd. etc/etcétera et caetera, et cetera, etc. и так далее; и тому подобное a tak ďalej in tako naprej i tako dalje etcetera และอื่น ๆ Vb., (ve benzerleri), vs. (vesaire) 等等 і так далі, тощо اور دیگر ، وغیرہ vân vân 等等