et al

A form of et al. — And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

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et al.et aliiet aliaeet aliaet alibi
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Meanings

phrase
  1. alternativeAlternative form of et al.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverband others (‘et al.’ is used as an abbreviation of ‘et alii’ (masculine plural) or ‘et aliae’ (feminine plural) or ‘et alia’ (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)

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et al.et aliiet aliaeet alia

adverband elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

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et al.et alibi
Also see
et al.et aliaet aliaeet alibiet aliiet alios

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

et al. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20al

MLA

“et al.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20al. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “et al,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20al.

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