et cetera

English

Alternative forms

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

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

et cetera (plural et ceteras)

  1. Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

Latin

Alternative forms

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


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cetera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəra/

Phrase

et cetera

  1. et cetera

Descendants

References


Portuguese

Phrase

et cetera

  1. et cetera; and so on

Romanian

Adverb

et cetera

  1. Alternative spelling of etcetera

Swedish

Alternative forms

Adverb

et cetera

  1. et cetera (and so on)

Synonyms

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