"et alia" meaning in English

See et alia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: et alia [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. et alia means "and others." It is almost always written et al.
    Sense id: simple-et_alia-en-adv-ydky9MFK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs
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