et cetera
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (abbreviated): See etc.
- (dated): & cetera
- (pronunciation spelling): ekcetera, ekcetra, excetera, exetera
- (obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
- (proscribed): etcetera
- (hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ
Etymology
[edit]From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ (See Usage notes at etc.)
Audio (US): (file) Audio (UK): (file)
Phrase
[edit]et cetera
- (uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.
Usage notes
[edit]- See etc. for usage.
Synonyms
[edit]- See etc.
Descendants
[edit]- → Tagalog: etsetera
Translations
[edit]Noun
[edit]et cetera (plural et ceteras)
- Something in addition, which can easily be understood.
References
[edit]- ^ “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Phrase
[edit]- and so forth, et cetera
- Synonyms: enzovoort, enzoverder
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]et cetera
Further reading
[edit]- “et cetera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈkeːt̪ɛrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪erä]
Phrase
[edit]- 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.
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]et cetera
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-26.
Polish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- etc. (abbreviated)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin et cētera.
Pronunciation
[edit]Phrase
[edit]et cetera
- and so on
- Synonym: i tak dalej
Further reading
[edit]- et cetera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- et cetera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- etc. (abbreviated)
Pronunciation
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Phrase
[edit]et cetera
Romanian
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- Alternative spelling of etcetera
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- et cetera (and so on)
Synonyms
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