et cetera

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See also: etcetera, etcétera, etcètera, and et cétéra

English

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et cetera

Alternative forms

(abbreviated): See etc.
(dated): & cetera
(pronunciation spelling): ekcetera, ekcetra, excetera, exetera
(obsolete): et caetera, et cætera
(proscribed): etcetera
(hypercorrect, obsolete): et ceteræ

Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ (See Usage notes at etc.)
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Phrase

et cetera

(uncommon) The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.

Usage notes

See etc. for usage.

Synonyms

See etc.

Translations

noting the omission of the remainder of a list — see etc.,‎ and so forth

Noun

et cetera (plural et ceteras)

Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

References

^ “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

French

Alternative forms

et caetera, et cætera, & cetera, etc., &c.
et cétéra, etcétéra (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cētera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛt se.te.ʁa/
Audio (CAN) (file)

Phrase

et cetera

et cetera

Further reading

“et cetera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Latin

Alternative forms

(abbreviation): etc., etc, &c., et c.
(nonstandard): et caetera, et cætera

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/,

Phrase

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

et hoc genus omne

Middle English

Alternative forms

etc., & cetera, &c

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cetera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəraː/

Phrase

et cetera

et cetera

Descendants

English: et cetera, etc.

References

“et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-26.

Polish

Alternative forms

etc. (abbreviated)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin et cētera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/, /ɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
Rhymes: -ɛra

Phrase

et cetera

and so on
Synonym: i tak dalej

Further reading

et cetera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
et cetera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

etc. (abbreviated)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /etˈsɛ.te.ɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛt ˈsɛ.tɨ.ɾɐ/

Phrase

et cetera

et cetera; and so on

Romanian

Adverb

Alternative spelling of etcetera

Swedish

Alternative forms

etcetera, etc.

Adverb

et cetera (and so on)

Synonyms

och så vidare

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