et alii

phrase

And others; used of males, or groups of mixed gender; masculine plural

Similar
& al.et alet al.et aliaeet alia
OriginLatin et alii ← ['la ', →
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Meanings

phrase
  1. And others; used of males, or groups of mixed gender; masculine plural

    Synonyms: & al., et al, et al.

Synonyms & antonyms

phraseAnd others; used of males, or groups of mixed gender; masculine plural

Similar
& al.et alet al.

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)

Similar
et al.et alet aliaeet alia
Also see
et al.et aliaet aliae

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. ['la',
  2. Latinet alii
  3. Englishet alii

Borrowed from Latin et alii (“and others”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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