Word Noun
etcetera
n.
uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US /ˈɛtˈsɛtɝə/ etcetera UK spelling etceteras
Definition
n.and so on. You use it to show that there are more things in a list, but you do not want to name them all.
n.and the rest; and so on. Used to indicate that a list is not exhaustive and that other similar items follow.
Etymology
From Latin et cetera (“etc.: and the other things”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Occasional
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