Et cetera
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Alternative forms
- &c, &c.
- etc, etc.
- etcetera
- et cætera, et caetera
Etymology
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Phrase
- And the rest, and the others; to complete a list.
- The grocery sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc.
- And so forth; to indicate missing information, often well known.
- The plagiarism was painfully obvious: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," etc.