et cetera
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).[1]
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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Usage notes
- See etc. for usage.
Synonyms
- See etc.
Translations
References
- “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛt se.te.ʁa/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Further reading
- “et cetera”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Alternative forms
- (abbreviation): etc., etc, &c., et c.
- (nonstandard): et caetera, et cætera
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /et ˈkeː.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈkeːt̪ɛrä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /et ˈt͡ʃe.te.ra/, [ɛt̪ ˈt͡ʃɛːt̪erä]
Phrase
See also
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛt sɛtəraː/
References
- “et cetera, Latin phr.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-26.
Polish
Alternative forms
- etc. (abbreviated)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/, /ɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɛra
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- etc. (abbreviated)
Swedish
Synonyms
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