# etc.

> English word · Phrase · IPA /ˌɛt ˈsɛt.(ə.)ɹə/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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