"and the like" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: en-au-and the like.ogg
Etymology: From the 16th century. Replaced earlier and other like. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} and the like
  1. (idiomatic, informal) And other similar items; et cetera. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: and so on Translations (and the like): og lignende (og lign., o.l., o.lign., o. lign) (Danish), тулеч моло (tuĺeč molo) (Eastern Mari), k.s. (Esperanto), et ainsi de suite (French), et compagnie (French), et tout le tintouin (French), et patin-couffin (French), und ähnliches (German), και τα παρόμοια (kai ta parómoia) (Greek), és hasonlók (Hungarian), e simili (Italian), e così via (Italian), ecc. (Italian), i tym podobne (Polish), и всё тако́е (i vsjo takóje) (Russian), и всё тако́е про́чее (i vsjo takóje próčeje) (Russian), и тому́ подо́бное (i tomú podóbnoje) (Russian), och dylikt (o.d., o.dyl.) (Swedish), och liknande (o.l., o.likn.) (Swedish), at ng katulad (Tagalog), і тому́ поді́бне (i tomú podíbne) (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "and the like",
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      "sense": "and the like",
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