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Et cetera

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. Some people write it as "ect", this is wrong.

For example, "I have pets like cats, dogs, cows, horses, kangaroos, rabbits, etc."

See also: and so on

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