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et cētera

et cētera
Classical[ˈɛt ˈkeː.tɛ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛt ˈt͡ʃɛː.te.ra]

Meaning

  1. et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion.

Origins

Descendants
  • Englishet ceterafrom Middle English et cetera
  • Catalanetcètera
  • Frenchet cetera
  • Germanet cetera
  • Italianeccetera
  • Portugueseetcétera
  • Portugueseet cetera
  • Romanianetcetera
  • Romanianețetera
  • Spanishetcétera

Quick answers

What does et cētera mean in Latin?
et cētera, a phrase, means “et cetera, and the rest, and so on: used to note that the rest of a list or piece of information continues in a similar or already-known fashion.”.
How do you pronounce et cētera?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛt ˈkeː.tɛ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛt ˈt͡ʃɛː.te.ra].