et cetera

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 or etcetera [et set-ra]

Adverb

1. and the rest; and others; or the like

2. and so forth [Latin 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 or etcetera

adverb and so on, and so forth, etc

USAGE The literal meaning of the Latin phrase et cetera is `and other things'. The use of and in a list ending with et cetera, as in we bought bread, cheese, butter, and et cetera, is therefore redundant. Nor is there ever any need to repeat the phrase et cetera for emphasis at the end of a list. Such repetition, as in he bought paper, ink, notebooks, et cetera, et cetera is very informal and should not be used in writing or formal speaking.

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 ja niin edelleen, jne et caetera וְכו' आदि, वगैरह i tako dalje, itd. stb. dan sebagainya og svo framvegis eccetera, ecc. ～など 기타 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