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In reply to the discussion: Who's wreaked more international havoc lately? US or Russia? [View all]Autumn
(49,005 posts)Use a comma to separate the elements in a series (three or more things)
"I'm not defending Putin, defending Russia's actions, hating on homosexuals, etc." right there four things.
The meaning of etc
etc.
et cetera.
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et cet·er·a [et set-er-uh, se-truh] Show IPA
adverb
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): He had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, frogs, et cetera, as pets. Abbreviation: etc.
Origin:
110050; late Old English < Latin
Usage note
E t cetera , a Latin phrase, appears in English writing most frequently in its abbreviated form, etc . This phrase is used frequently in technical and business writing, somewhat less frequently in general informal writing, and sometimes in literary or formal writing. Expressions such as and so forth and and so on are useful substitutes.
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