etcetera
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4.1
- noun
- /ɛtˈsɛtərə/
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etcétera
- In her closet, she found old clothes, shoes, bags, etcetera that she no longer wore.
- money, etcetera
- customary, etcetera
- fatigue, etcetera
Your sort of plans for your release etcetera.
- Your sort of plans for your release etcetera.
- You can layer on nut, butters, seeds, berries, etcetera.
- So you could think elk, deer, etcetera.
- It confirms all of their biases, racism, etcetera.
- And I do get emails from you on that and tweets etcetera.
- These are things like white rice, white bread, sugar, etcetera.
- A lunge, a push, a pull, etcetera.
- And they're both comfortable with, with guns, rifles, pistols, etcetera.
- Stephen Fry is a British actor, comedian, writer, etcetera.
- And of course like Bangladesh or Pakistan etcetera.
- What activities could I do, like calls, etcetera.
- Maybe a longish jog, maybe a swim, ride the bike, etcetera.
- I, I, I love learning science and etcetera.
- We're trying to remove fraud from the system, etcetera.
Examples
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The teacher listed the projects, homework, exams, etcetera for the term.
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We need to buy bread, milk, eggs, etcetera for the picnic.
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OK, I'll discuss anonymous comments etcetera later on.
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Private security guards are more numerous than police, etcetera.
Fiction book (1995) -
A family history of mental instability, etcetera.
Fiction book (1998) -
Got some more cards, my debit cards, etcetera, more receipts.
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Look, there's loads of work and commitments, tours, etcetera.
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We've got a jazz festival, figure skating championships, three big soccer matches, a short subjects film festival, a Western European Economic Conference, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
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Makeup, prosthetics, outfits, wigs, etcetera.
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I think it indicated some mirth—marriage, etcetera—and seriousness.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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1.4
To talk about other similar things without naming them
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5.7
Other things like the ones mentioned
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7.7
Other similar things not mentioned
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3.3
Shows there are other similar items in a list
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9.1
Including some items while leaving others out
Surface Forms
Etymology
Etcetera comes from the Latin parts et 'and' and cetera 'the rest'. So it literally means 'and the rest', and we use it to show there are more similar things without naming them all.