et aliae
- adverb
- /ɛt ˈeɪliːeɪ/
- Formal
- The article by Johnson et aliae presents new findings on climate change.
Examples
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The book's preface gives credit to Moretti et aliae for their assistance in compiling the data.
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Smith, Johnson, et aliae conducted the study.
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In her research, Dr. Smith referenced Carver et aliae for supporting evidence.
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In the report, et aliae were acknowledged for their contributions.
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In her research, Dr. Smith referenced Carver et aliae for supporting evidence.
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The article by Johnson et aliae presents new findings on climate change.
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The book's preface gives credit to Moretti et aliae for their assistance in compiling the data.
Synonyms
Put after a name to mean 'and others', often in academic writing
Used after a name to show other people are included in academic writing
Surface Forms
Morphology
et + aliae
The phrase is fully compositional: 'et' means 'and' and 'aliae' means 'others' (feminine plural), so the overall meaning 'and others' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although the words are Latin and include a grammatical gender/number marking, that morphological detail does not obscure the basic, cross-linguistically common meaning, so a learner who knows the parts would understand it.
Etymology
Et aliae comes from the Latin words et meaning 'and' and aliae meaning 'others'. Scholars used this short form to write one name plus 'and others' in lists of authors, so today et aliae still means 'and others' when you list people.