| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| et cetera |
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| SYLLABICATION: | et cet·er·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: | t s t r- , s t r |
| abbr. etc. And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth. | | NOUN: | et·cet·er·a ( t s t -) 1. A number of unspecified persons or things. 2. etceteras Additional odds and ends; extras. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin : et, and + c tera, the rest, neuter pl. of c terus; see ko- in Appendix I.
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