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Also, and so on . And more of the same, also, and others. For example, At the mall, we shopped, had lunch, shopped some more, and so forth , or She planned to buy an entire outfit in blue—dress, shoes, hat, and so on . The first term dates from the late 1500s, the variant from the early 1700s. Also see and the like .Discover More
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So you followed at break-neck speed to rescue the timorous, the despairing, and-so-forth?
Cranes, storks and herons always eat frogs, mice and-so-forth.
I never ate any and-so-forth, but I imagine it must be very nice.
And in return for all this kindness, what do Messrs. Boult and-so-forth want?
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