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, -ˈse-trə also it-, nonstandard ek-, nonstandard ik- \Definition of etcetera
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et cetera
Latin phrase , -ˈse-trə also it-, nonstandard ek-, nonstandard ik- \Definition of et cetera (Entry 2 of 2)
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“Etcetera.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/et%20cetera. Accessed 23 January 2020.
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