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et cetera(dictionary)

et cetera (iou)



et cetera adverb, noun, & verb. Also etcetera, et caetera. ME.
[Latin, from et and + cetera the rest, neut. pl. of ceterus remaining over.]
A. adverb. And the rest; and similar things; and so on; and the customary continuation. Also redupl. ME.
J. Grenfell A long line of intellectualsfather, grandfather, etcetera. F. W. Crofts Yours, etc., Leon Felix. Sunday Times Squads of sexologists, whole studios full of raped girls, etc., etc.
b. noun.
(An instance of) the adverb et cetera. L16.
New York Times Etcetera etcetera was followed by blah-blah-blah.
Something not mentioned explicitly, esp. for reasons of delicacy or propriety. Formerly spec., (in pl.) trousers. L16.
J. Cary You don't know your etc. from an etc.
A number of unspecified things or persons. M17.
In pl. (The usual) additions; extras, sundries. E18.
E. Bowen She began to pack her compact, comb and other etceteras.
C. verb. euphem. Pa. t. & pple -a'd, -aed. Replacing a suppressed verb. M19.
H. Kingsley I am etcetera'd if I stand it.
? Often abbreviated to etc. or &c.