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⭐ Core Definition: Et cetera

Et cetera (English: /ɛtˈsɛtərə, ɛk-/, Latin: [ɛt ˈkeːtɛra]), abbreviated to etc., et cet., &c. or &c, is a Latin expression that is used in English to mean "and all the rest". "&" is a ligature of "et." Translated literally from Latin, et can mean 'and', while cētĕra can mean 'the rest'; thus, the expression translates to 'and the rest'.

Et cetera is a calque (loanword/phrase) of the Koine Greek καὶ τὰ ἕτερα (kai ta hetera) meaning 'and the other things'. The typical Modern Greek form is και τα λοιπά (kai ta loipá), 'and the remainder'.

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⭐ Core Definition: Et cetera
Et cetera in the context of List of Latin phrases (V)
Et cetera in the context of Abbreviation

Et cetera in the context of List of Latin phrases (V)

This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome.

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Et cetera in the context of Abbreviation

An abbreviation (from Latin brevis 'short') is a shortened form of a word or phrase, by any method including shortening, contraction, initialism (which includes acronym), or crasis. An abbreviation may be a shortened form of a word, usually ended with a trailing period. For example, the term etc. is the usual abbreviation for the Latin phrase et cetera.

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⭐ Core Definition: Et cetera

Et cetera in the context of List of Latin phrases (V)

Et cetera in the context of Abbreviation