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  • phrase Alternative form of et cetera.

Etymologies

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From Latin et cetera ("and the others").

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Examples

  • The whole world watched the travesty that passed for election with deaths, maiming, etcetera from the hands of government forces when the masses took to the streets to protest.

    Senators call for regime change in Iran, but differ on how 2009

  • She said there would always be people who found fault and "will say that Nkosi Sikelel 'i Afrika should be in Polish, etcetera".

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • I agree that there exists a way to avoid window breakage, but a huge fence, etcetera, is quite expensive.

    Blaster Master fire storm 2004

  • This insecurity of resorting to “brand names” like Kennedy’s, Clinton’s, Bush’s etcetera is SAD!

    Presidents Past, Present and Future - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

  • It is late February, when we have our next board meeting so that will be a topic of discussion as well, and when we look at all of the numbers, liquidity, etcetera, that is when that decision will be made as to what we are doing with that dividend.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2009

  • It is late February, when we have our next board meeting so that will be a topic of discussion as well, and when we look at all of the numbers, liquidity, etcetera, that is when that decision will be made as to what we are doing with that dividend.

    US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha 2009

  • A vestigial structure is any organ, bone, etcetera, that is shown to have no function whatsoever, is not necessary for the creature's survival, or is useless to serve the purpose that a homologous structure in another creature would serve.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • “They say here is a similar bungalow or ranch, but they don’t adjust for age, square footage, etcetera, which is everything that a certified appraiser must do,” he says.

    Using the Rout in Housing to Lower Taxes 2009

  • I also use 'etcetera', although that's not what 'etc' means.

    LinuxQuestions.org Kenny_Strawn 2010

  • I've always said "etcetera", but at a recent conference I heard "et see"

    LinuxQuestions.org Kenny_Strawn 2010

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