etcetera

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English

Etymology

From Latin et cetera (etc.: and the other things).

Phrase

etcetera

  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of et cetera.
    • 2024 October 21, Paul Simms, “The Return of Jerry” (4:09 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 6, episode 1, spoken by Laszlo Cravensworth (Matt Berry):
      “To create life, to use science itself, chemical galvanism, electrobiology, etcetera, etcetera. To reanimate dead tissue, now, whomever unlocks that mystery, is not a man, but a god.” “Like Frankenstein.” “Who?” “Like Dr. Victor Frankenstein.” “Never heard of him.” “Right.”

Usage notes

Noun

etcetera (plural etceteras)

  1. Alternative form of et cetera.
    • 1834, Arthur Conolly, Journey to the North of India, page 42:
      The Toorkmuns keep their money and little valuable etceteras in large purses made of the skins of camels' necks.
    • 1895 December 18, “Amusements”, in The Macleay Argus, number 656, Kempsey, N.S.W., page :
      Now persons who are not clasified among those whom we have alluded to, have their own ideas on social subjects, and realise that billiard and card playing, loafing around pubs., patronising a play (when opportunity offers) with one’s “best girl,” and in the splenditude of Sunday attire, with a high collar and all the etceteras of masherdom, imagining that it is only a case of “look and conquer,” do not sum up the whole happiness in life.
    • 1906 August, O. Henry , “A Ruler of Men”, in H P S, editor, Rolling Stones, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company for Review of Reviews Co., published 1915, →OCLC, page 9:
      "When did you leave Oklahoma? Where is Reddy McGill now? Why are you selling those impossible contraptions on the street? "A year ago," answered Kansas Bill systematically. "Putting up windmills in Arizona. For pin money to buy etceteras with.

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cētera (and the others).

Adverb

etcetera

  1. et cetera, and so on
    Synonyms: enzoverder, enzovoort, enzovoorts

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin et cētera (and the others).

Pronunciation

Adverb

etcetera

  1. et cetera
    Synonyms: proci, și așa mai departe

Swedish

Adverb

etcetera (not comparable)

  1. et cetera (and so on)