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.

RELATED WORDS

sundries, stuff

Nearby words

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

Origin of etcetera

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

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Examples from the Web for etceteras

Queen Elizabeths physician in ordinary received one hundred pounds per annum and perquisites—sustenance, wine, wax, and etceteras.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
There is only half of me here—the etceteras are in the family vault in Scotland.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
Border-state politicians, Harrises, Brownings and other etceteras of grain, are the confidential advisers.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863|Adam Gurowski
We shall need riding-habits, and summer things, and evening-dresses, and hosts of etceteras.
The Fortunes of the Farrells|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

The passage to London, with etceteras, including an unconscionable steward's-fee, amounted to nearly three pounds more.
A July Holiday in Saxony, Bohemia, and Silesia|Walter White

British Dictionary definitions for etceteras

etceteras

/ (ɪtˈsɛtrəz) /

pl n

miscellaneous extra things or persons

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