Etcetera

noun, phrase

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Definitions

Noun

1
Alternative form of et cetera. alt-of, alternative
"The Toorkmuns keep their money and little valuable etceteras in large purses made of the skins of camels' necks."
2
additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same; entity, other pronoun; pronoun, entity; quantifier: other wordnet

Adverb

1
continuing in the same way wordnet

Phrase

1
Alternative form of et cetera. alt-of, alternative, proscribed
"“To create life, to use science itself, chemical galvanism, electrobiology, etcetera, etcetera. To reanimate dead tissue, now, whomever unlocks that mystery, is not a man, but a god.” “Like Frankenstein.” “Who?” “Like Dr. Victor Frankenstein.” “Never heard of him.” “Right.”"

Synonyms

and so forth and so forth and so on etc.

Example

"Sand and gravel are stone broken into bits. A whetstone, flint, marble etcetera are ordinary stones."

Etymology

From Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”).

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