"etcetera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: etceteras [plural]
Etymology: From Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|et cetera||etc.: and the other things}} Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} etcetera (plural etceteras)
  1. Alternative form of et cetera Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: et cetera
    Sense id: en-etcetera-en-noun-cFIJfuRa Categories (other): English coordinates, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinates: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Phrase

Etymology: From Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|et cetera||etc.: and the other things}} Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} etcetera
  1. (proscribed) Alternative form of et cetera Tags: alt-of, alternative, proscribed Alternative form of: et cetera
    Sense id: en-etcetera-en-phrase-cFIJfuRa Categories (other): English coordinates, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinates: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Inflected forms

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