SINCE 1828
et cetera
Latin phrase (1)
et cet·era
| \ et-ˈse-tə-rə
, -ˈse-trə also it-, nonstandard ek-, nonstandard ik-
\
, -ˈse-trə also it-, nonstandard ek-, nonstandard ik-
\
Definition of et cetera
(Entry 1 of 3)
: and others especially of the same kind : and so forth
—abbreviation etc.
cetera desunt
Latin phrase (2)
ce·te·ra de·sunt
| \ ˌkā-te-ˌrä-ˈdā-ˌsu̇nt
\
\
variants:
or less commonly caetera desunt
Definition of cetera desunt (Entry 2 of 3)
: the rest are missing
—used especially to indicate that a manuscript is incomplete
desunt cetera
Latin phrase (3)
de·sunt ce·te·ra
| \ ˈdā-ˌsu̇nt-ˈkā-te-ˌrä
\
\
variants:
or less commonly desunt caetera
Definition of desunt cetera (Entry 3 of 3)
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et cetera
et cet·era
| \ et-ˈse-tə-rə
, -ˈse-trə\
, -ˈse-trə\
Kids Definition of et cetera
: and others of the same kind : and so forth : and so on
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