English Explanatory Dictionary

etc.

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Abbreviation of et cetera: and so on; used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

Pronunciation

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

Word forms

etc. etc ec. &c. &c &ca. &ca

Etymology

From Middle English et cetera, etc., from Latin etc., an abbreviation of et cetera (“and the rest [of the things]; and the other things”).

Synonyms

and so forth and so on and the rest blah blah blah et al. you name it mul:...

Related words

and a partridge in a pear tree and counting
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