etcetera

[ et-set-er-uh, ‐se-truh ]
/ ɛtˈsɛt ər ə, ‐ˈsɛ trə /

noun, plural et·cet·er·as.

a number of other things or persons unspecified.
etceteras, extras or sundries.

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Origin of etcetera

First recorded in 1375–1425; noun use of et cetera

Words nearby etcetera

etalon, etamine, etaoin shrdlu, etatism, etc., etcetera, etceteras, etch, etchant, etched in stone, etching
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Words related to etceteras

sundries, stuff

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British Dictionary definitions for etceteras

etceteras
/ (ɪtˈsɛtrəz) /

pl n

miscellaneous extra things or persons
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