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etc.

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, (see usage notes) /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/, /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
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Phrase

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etc.

  1. 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.
    Synonym: asf
    The grocery shop sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc.
    The plagiarism was painfully obvious: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," etc.

Usage notes

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  • "Etc." is typically read out as the full Latin phrase et cetera rather than as letters (as with "i.e.") or as a contraction (as with "et seq."). It is, however, sometimes read out as its English calque and so on (as with "e.g.").
  • In Latin, et cetera refers solely to other things. It is therefore properly avoided in lists of people, where "et al." (that is, et alii) is used instead. "Et al." is thus sometimes sharply distinguished from "etc." in English, although the same abbreviation can also stand for the Latin et alia, which is a synonym of "etc."
  • Because "etc." effectively makes a list exhaustive, it is properly avoided when using other abbreviations (such as "e.g." and "viz.") that offer partial examples. If the "etc." is desired, "i.e." may be used in their places.
  • Some speakers use a /k/ sound in place of the /t/ in the first word. This is usually proscribed and somewhat stigmatized. It is represented in eye dialect as "excetera", "exetera", or "ekcetera".

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Danish

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of et cetera.

Adverb

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etc.

  1. etc.

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Fala

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Spanish etc., itself an abbreviation of Latin et cētera.

Adverb

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etc.

  1. etc. (and the rest; and so forth)
    • 2000, Domingo Frades Gaspar, Vamus a falal: Notas pâ coñocel y platical en nosa fala, Editora regional da Extremadura, Anexu: Nossa Fala:
      Por siglus, a xienti de capital (rica) i as mismas Instituciós (Iglexiia, Escuelas, Xiusticia, funcionarius, etc.) tiñan a fala cumu algo de ignorantis, atrasaus, vulgariai.
      For centuries, the people from the capital (rich) and the same institutions (Church, Schools, Justice, public servants, etc.) held Fala as something of ignorant people, backward people, vulgarity.

French

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etc.

  1. et cetera (and so on)

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German

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etc.

  1. etc.
    Synonym: usw.

Hungarian

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Etymology

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An abbreviation of Hungarian etcetera, from Latin et cetera (“and the rest [of the things]; and the other things”).

Pronoun

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etc.

  1. etc.

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Latin

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  • &c (dated, rare outside titles)
  • &c.

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etc.

  1. et cētera (and so forth)

Middle English

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etc.

  1. Alternative form of et cetera

Polish

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Pronunciation

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

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etc.

  1. Abbreviation of et cetera; etc.
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Further reading

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  • etc. in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • etc. in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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  • (Brazilian Portuguese) IPA(key): /et(ʃ)(i)ˈsɛteɾɐ/

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etc.

  1. Abbreviation of et cetera.

Spanish

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etc.

  1. Abbreviation of etcétera.

Swedish

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Adverb

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etc.

  1. Abbreviation of et cetera. Abbreviation of etcetera.
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