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et cetera en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • (US) audio
  • /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).

Meanings

  1. Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ekcetera alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
et cætera alternative, obsolete lexicographic
& cetera alternative, dated lexicographic
exetera alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
et caetera alternative, obsolete lexicographic
etcetera alternative, proscribed lexicographic
et ceteræ alternative, hypercorrect, obsolete lexicographic
et ceteras Number=Plur lexicographic
ekcetra alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
excetera alternative, nonstandard lexicographic

et cetera en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • /ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • (US) audio
  • /ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
  • (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, form-of, unabbreviated, uncommon, usually) Unabbreviated form of etc..
    form of etc.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
etcetera alternative, proscribed lexicographic
et cætera alternative, obsolete lexicographic
excetera alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
exetera alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
& cetera alternative, dated lexicographic
et ceteræ alternative, hypercorrect, obsolete lexicographic
et caetera alternative, obsolete lexicographic
ekcetera alternative, nonstandard lexicographic
ekcetra alternative, nonstandard lexicographic

Descendants

etsetera