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et alibi

et alibi

9.9
Shows that similar information appears elsewhere in the same work
  • idiom
  • /ɛt əˈlaɪbaɪ/
  • Formal
translation icon : et alibi
  • Find further details on the subject in Smith (2003) et alibi.

Examples

  • The case is discussed in Jones (1997) et alibi.

  • Several similar experiments were described by Miller (1985) et alibi.

  • You can find more information about this theory in Johnson (2021) et alibi.

  • For additional insights on this topic, refer to Lee (2019) et alibi.

  • The results were also published in various journals et alibi.

Surface Forms

et alibi positive

Morphology

et + alibi

The phrase is a straightforward composition of Latin et ('and') + alibi ('elsewhere'), so the meaning 'and elsewhere' follows directly from the constituent meanings. While these are Latin items and may be unfamiliar to a typical B1 learner, if the learner knows the constituents the sense is fully compositional and therefore transparent.

Etymology

Et alibi comes from Latin words et ('and') and alibi ('elsewhere'). Writers used it to point readers to other places in a text or other books, so today it is used in references to mean 'and elsewhere'.