et cetera

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə//ˌɛkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə//ɪt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə//ɪkˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

noun

Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

OriginMiddle English et cetera ← Latin et cētera →
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Meanings

phraseet cetera (abbreviation etc.)

alternative dated & cetera · alternative proscribed etcetera · alternative nonstandard ekcetera · alternative nonstandard ekcetra · alternative nonstandard excetera · alternative nonstandard exetera · alternative obsolete et caetera · alternative obsolete et cætera · alternative hypercorrect obsolete et ceteræ

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nounet cetera (plural et ceteras)

plural et ceteras · alternative dated & cetera · alternative proscribed etcetera · alternative nonstandard ekcetera · alternative nonstandard ekcetra · alternative nonstandard excetera · alternative nonstandard exetera · alternative obsolete et caetera · alternative obsolete et cætera · alternative hypercorrect obsolete et ceteræ

  1. Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
and alland all thatand all thisand so forthand so on

Origin

  1. Latinet cētera“and the other things; and the rest of the things”
  2. Middle Englishet cetera
  3. Englishet cetera

From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).

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APA

et cetera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20cetera

MLA

“et cetera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20cetera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “et cetera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/et%20cetera.

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