Definition of etcetera
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: a number of unspecified additional persons or things
Updated on: 7 Apr 2018
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There are events on parenting, cooking, diamonds, etcetera.
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There are events on parenting, cooking, diamonds, etcetera.
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There are events on parenting, cooking, diamonds, etcetera.
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The media have built up my profile and with that comes endorsements and sponsorships etcetera.
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Mack Brown did a good job of doing that, saying hello to all the employees of the school, taking pictures, etcetera.
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Reviving the Roman Empire would be an empire that would be welcome to Italians, to Scotts, to Russians, to white Americans to Fins, etcetera.
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Their relationship with the unions and making a case for the value and importance of our being there, etcetera.
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Disappointed viewers are not being unreasonable or dumb or provincial for expecting a traditional narrative, with setups — establishing characters, desires, conflicts, etcetera — and payoffs and resolutions.
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First Known Use of etcetera
1597
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