etceteras

/ (ɪtˈsɛtrəz) /

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pl n

miscellaneous extra things or persons

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby etceteras

eta particle, étape, etatism, etc., etcetera, etceteras, etch, etchant, etched in stone, etching, etching ground

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How to use etceteras in a sentence

There is only half of me here—the etceteras are in the family vault in Scotland.
A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould
All these etceteras are superfluous and unwholesome, and entail extra plates and additional trouble to everybody.
Household Organization|Florence Caddy
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
So away we went, I in a small boat with a few boys, the others in another boat with the etceteras.
West African studies|Mary Henrietta Kingsley

Well, those ugly etceteras of an ugly habit are a fitting commentary upon the Church.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold

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