and the like

phrase

And other similar items; et cetera.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticinformalAnd other similar items; et cetera.

    Similarly, Fingilish usually refers to transliterated Farsi in chatrooms, text messages, and the like.

    2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 10
    1 more example

    And farther back still in the evolutionary process we may trace [...] the divinisation of four-footed animals and birds and snakes and trees and the like[.]

    1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 93

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Synonyms & antonyms

phraseAnd other similar items; et cetera.

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Origin

From the 16th century. Replaced earlier and other like.

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Translations

Danish og lignende (og lign., o.l., o.lign., o. lign)
  • og lignende (og lign., o.l., o.lign., o. lign)and the like
Esperanto k.s.
  • k.s.and the like
French et ainsi de suite, et compagnie
  • et ainsi de suiteand the like
  • et compagnieand the like
  • et tout le tintouinand the like
  • et patin-couffinand the like
German und ähnliches
  • und ähnlichesand the like
Greek και τα παρόμοια
  • και τα παρόμοια (kai ta parómoia)and the like
Hungarian és hasonlók
  • és hasonlókand the like
Italian e simili, e così via
  • e similiand the like
  • e così viaand the like
  • ecc.and the like
Polish i tym podobne
  • i tym podobneand the like
Russian и всё тако́е, и всё тако́е про́чее
  • и всё тако́е (i vsjo takóje)and the like
  • и всё тако́е про́чее (i vsjo takóje próčeje)and the like
  • и тому́ подо́бное (i tomú podóbnoje)and the like
Swedish och dylikt (o.d., o.dyl.), och liknande (o.l., o.likn.)
  • och dylikt (o.d., o.dyl.)and the like
  • och liknande (o.l., o.likn.)and the like
Tagalog at ng katulad
  • at ng katuladand the like
Ukrainian і тому́ поді́бне
  • і тому́ поді́бне (i tomú podíbne)and the like
Cite this entry
APA

and the like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20the%20like

MLA

“and the like.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20the%20like. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “and the like,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/and%20the%20like.

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