et cetera

Meaning

Phrase

The full form of etc.: and so forth, and the rest.

Noun

Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

Synonyms

and so on

and so forth

etc.

etc

etcetera

and the like

and others

and all the rest

and the rest

and similarly

among other things

and the others

antique

bric-a-brac

curio

included

sundry

et caetera

knickknackery

and soon

Translations

und so weiter

eccetera

etcétera

et cetera

enzovoort

etc.

και τα λοιπά

et cætera

et cetera

et cetera

y más

enz.

etcètera

etc.

ecc.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: et cetera

In summary

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