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et cetera

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
et cetera
IPA
/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Unabbreviated form of etc..

noun

Something in addition, which can easily be understood.

Etymology

From Middle English et cetera, from Latin et cētera (“and the other things; and the rest of the things”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: et cetera, et cētera

Inflected Forms

& cetera (alternative, dated) etcetera (alternative, proscribed) ekcetera (alternative, nonstandard) ekcetra (alternative, nonstandard) excetera (alternative, nonstandard) exetera (alternative, nonstandard) et caetera (alternative, obsolete) et cætera (alternative, obsolete) et ceteræ (alternative, hypercorrect) et ceteras (plural)

Homonyms

etc

Questions

How do you pronounce et cetera?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/.
What does et cetera mean?
Unabbreviated form of etc..
Where does et cetera come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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