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et cetera

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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.

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

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
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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 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


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Here, in book Number One, are all my Districts mapped out, with the prevalent public feeling to appeal to in each: Military District, Clerical District, Agricultural District; et cetera, et cetera.
"I hope your dreams have been pleasanter than that," I ventured at this moment to stammer, rising, a startling apparition, from my ambush behind a mound of brambles; and before she had time to take in the situation I added that I hoped she'd excuse my little pleasantry, and told her how I had noticed her and the wounded bicycle, et cetera, et cetera, as the reader can well imagine, without giving me the trouble of writing it all out.
He looked away from me, but I recited my speech about thirty roubles, et cetera, et cetera, of which, at first, he failed to catch the meaning.
 
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