etcetera
Use Etcetera in a sentence
ər noun, plural et·cet·er·as.
1.
a number of other things or persons unspecified.
2.
etceteras, extras or sundries.
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| 1. | and the rest; and others; and so forth: used at the end of a list to indicate that other items of the same class or type should be considered or included |
| 2. | or the like; or something else similar |
| usage It is unnecessary to use and before etc as etc (et cetera) already means and other things. The repetition of etc, as in he brought paper, ink, notebooks, etc, etc, is avoided except in informal contexts | |
| etcetera or etcetera | |
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| usage It is unnecessary to use and before etc as etc (et cetera) already means and other things. The repetition of etc, as in he brought paper, ink, notebooks, etc, etc, is avoided except in informal contexts | |
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Etcetera
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
If the contactor provides all the containers, maintains them, etcetera.
The process is fraught with arbitrariness, internecine politics, etcetera.
Absolutely right that it puts them at a disadvantage and etcetera, but the case law all says that absent good cause.
Progress can be measured economically, by public health statistics, etcetera.
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