Meanings
alternative etc · alternative ec. · alternative archaic &c. · alternative archaic &c · alternative archaic &ca. · alternative archaic &ca
- abbreviationAbbreviation of et cetera: and so on; used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.
The grocery shop sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc.
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I like video games of strategy (Civilization, SimCity, etc.) and speed (such as Neverball).
Synonyms: and so forth, and so on, and the rest, blah blah blah, et al., you name it, mul:...
Synonyms & antonyms
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adverbcontinuing in the same way
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Origin
- Latinetc.
- Middle Englishet cetera
- Englishetc.
From Middle English et cetera, etc., from Latin etc., an abbreviation of et cetera (“and the rest [of the things]; and the other things”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ens
- ensand so on — see also and so forth
Arabic إِلَخ, كذا
- إِلَخ (ʔilaḵ)and so on — see also and so forth
- كذا (kaḏā)and so on — see also and so forth
Bulgarian и т.н.
- и т.н. (i t.n.)and so on — see also and so forth
Catalan etc.
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Chinese Mandarin 等
- 等 (děng)and so on — see also and so forth
Czech atd., aj.
- atd.and so on — see also and so forth
- aj.and so on — see also and so forth
Danish etc., osv.
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
- osv.and so on — see also and so forth
Dutch enz., etc.
- enz.and so on — see also and so forth
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Esperanto ktp, ktp.
- ktpand so on — see also and so forth
- ktp.and so on — see also and so forth
Estonian jne
- jneand so on — see also and so forth
Finnish jne., ym.
- jne.and so on — see also and so forth
- ym.and so on — see also and so forth
French etc.
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
German usw., etc.
- usw.and so on — see also and so forth
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Greek κτλ., κλπ.
- κτλ. (ktl.)and so on — see also and so forth
- κλπ. (klp.)and so on — see also and so forth
Hebrew וְכוּ׳, וְכַד׳
- וְכוּ׳ (v'khú.)and so on — see also and so forth
- וְכַד׳ (v'chad.)and so on — see also and so forth
Hindi आदि, इत्यादि
- आदि (ādi)and so on — see also and so forth
- इत्यादि (ityādi)and so on — see also and so forth
Hungarian stb.
- stb.and so on — see also and so forth
Icelandic o.s.frv.
- o.s.frv.and so on — see also and so forth
Indonesian dll., dsb.
- dll.and so on — see also and so forth
- dsb.and so on — see also and so forth
Irish srl., ⁊rl.
- srl.and so on — see also and so forth
- ⁊rl.and so on — see also and so forth
Italian ecc.
- ecc.and so on — see also and so forth
Japanese 等, など
- 等 (tō)and so on — see also and so forth
- など (nado)and so on — see also and so forth
Latin etc.
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Latvian utt.
- utt.and so on — see also and so forth
Lithuanian ir kt., ir pan.
- ir kt.and so on — see also and so forth
- ir pan.and so on — see also and so forth
- ir t.t.and so on — see also and so forth
Malay dll., dsb.
- dll.and so on — see also and so forth
- dsb.and so on — see also and so forth
Norwegian Bokmål osv., etc.
- osv.and so on — see also and so forth
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Polish itp., itd.
- itp.and so on — see also and so forth
- itd.and so on — see also and so forth
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Portuguese etc.
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Romanian ș.a.m.d., etc.
- ș.a.m.d.and so on — see also and so forth
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
- etcand so on — see also and so forth
Russian и т. д., и т. п.
- и т. д. (i t. d.)and so on — see also and so forth
- и т. п. (i t. p.)and so on — see also and so forth
Scottish Gaelic msaa, ⁊c.
- msaaand so on — see also and so forth
- ⁊c.and so on — see also and so forth
Slovak atď.
- atď.and so on — see also and so forth
Spanish etc.
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
Swahili n.k.
- n.k.and so on — see also and so forth
Swedish o.s.v., etc.
- o.s.v.and so on — see also and so forth
- etc.and so on — see also and so forth
- o.dyl.and so on — see also and so forth
- o.likn.and so on — see also and so forth
Tagalog atbp.
- atbp.and so on — see also and so forth
Turkish vb
- vband so on — see also and so forth
Ukrainian і т. д., і т. п.
- і т. д. (i t. d.)and so on — see also and so forth
- і т. п. (i t. p.)and so on — see also and so forth
Vietnamese v.v.
- v.v.and so on — see also and so forth
Welsh ayyb, a.y.y.b.
- ayyband so on — see also and so forth
- a.y.y.b.and so on — see also and so forth
Yiddish אא״וו
- אא״וו (u.a.v.)and so on — see also and so forth
Cite this entry
etc.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etc.
“etc..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etc.. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etc.,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etc..
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