English Explanatory Dictionary

et cetera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Unabbreviated form of etc..
noun
  1. Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/ en-us-etc.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-et cetera.wav

Word forms

et cetera & cetera etcetera ekcetera ekcetra excetera exetera et caetera et cætera et ceteræ et ceteras

Etymology

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

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