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Et cetera

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Et cetera means "and the rest" in Latin. It is often used in English to continue a list that is longer than what can be normally written. People most often write "et cetera" as etc.. Very rarely, it is also written "&c" because the ampersand, or the "&", is the same as "et", having been formed by 'e' and 't' being joined into a single letter. It is also the symbol for "and". Some people write it as "ect", but that is wrong since it incorrectly abbreviates "et cetera".

Examples

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  • "Jane has a lot of pets. She has cats, dogs, cows, horses, kangaroos, rabbits, etc."
  • "Robert ordered a large amount of groceries in order to stock for later. He ordered carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, eggs, etc."
  • "Rocco ordered a lot of chips. He ordered cheese puffs, potato chips, Pringles, etc."