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etc.

abbreviation for

  1. and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class might have been mentioned, but for brevity have been omitted):

    You can leave your coats, umbrellas, etc., at the door.



etc.

abbreviation for

  1. et cetera
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of etc.1

Shortening of et cetera
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Example Sentences

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The five-day mandate landed in employees’ inboxes in February, in an email from the company’s chairman, who included the usual reasons behind the new policy: better collaboration, synergies, innovation, etc.

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"Lots of fish, vegetables, rice, no dairy, no sugar, etc."

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I had to keep writing down names and connections to keep everyone straight — who was whose son or grandson, etc.

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I could make different overlay maps of L.A. with my memories from various eras: where I had a date or broke up with someone, etc.

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That is where we dig deeper and the explanations for the differences in self-reported happiness may be mental health, personality traits, genetic predispositions, etc.

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