Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etc.

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt.(ə.)ɹə/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: etc.
IPA: /ˌɛt ˈsɛt.(ə.)ɹə/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

4

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Abbreviation of et cetera: and so on; used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.

Example Sentences

"The grocery shop sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc."
"I like video games of strategy (Civilization, SimCity, etc.) and speed (such as Neverball)."

Etymology

From Middle English et cetera, etc., from Latin etc., an abbreviation of et cetera (“and the rest [of the things]; and the other things”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: et cetera, etc.

Inflected Forms

etc (alternative) ec. (alternative) &c. (alternative, archaic) &c (alternative, archaic) &ca. (alternative, archaic) &ca (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

and a partridge in a pear tree and counting

Frequently Paired Words

and a partridge in a pear tree and counting et sq. vel sim.

Synonyms

and so forth and so on and the rest blah blah blah et al. you name it mul:... etcetera

Questions

How do you pronounce etc.?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛt ˈsɛt.(ə.)ɹə/.
What does etc. mean?: Abbreviation of et cetera: and so on; used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information has been left out on the assumption that it is similar or already known.
Where does etc. come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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