Meanings
- And others; used of females; feminine plural.
Synonyms: et al.
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseAnd others; used of females; feminine plural.
More synonyms by meaning
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)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinet“and”
- Englishet aliae
From Latin et (“and”) + aliae (“others”).
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et aliae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20aliae
“et aliae.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20aliae. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “et aliae,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20aliae.
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