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My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them I'm just me - their granddaughter, niece, etc., and they're older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded.
Giada De Laurentiis

Meaning of "etc." in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES ETC. MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Et cetera

Et cetera is a Latin expression that means "and other things", or "and so forth." It is taken directly from the Latin expression which literally means "and the rest " and is a loan-translation of the Greek "καὶ τὰ ἕτερα". Et means "and"; cētera means "the rest."...

Definition of etc. in the English dictionary

The definition of etc. in the dictionary is et cetera.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETC.

etaerio
etage
etalage
etalon
etamin
etamine
etape
etat
etatisme
etatist
etatiste
etceteras
etch
etchant
etched
etcher
etching
etching needle
ETD
eten

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETC.

a.c.
acc.
assoc.
c.
cc.
c.c.c.
dec.
doc.
fec.
inc.
Mac.
Mic.
misc.
Pac.
proc.
sc.
sec.
Soc.
spec.
u.c.

Synonyms and antonyms of etc. in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «etc.» into 25 languages

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The translations of etc. from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «etc.» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等等。
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etc
570 millions of speakers

English

etc.
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आदि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

и т.д.
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

etc
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রভৃতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

etc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dsb.
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

usw.
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その他
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lsp.
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vv
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முதலியன
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इत्यादी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vb.
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccetera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

itp
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

і т.д.
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλπ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etc.
10 millions of speakers
no

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etc.
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of etc.

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETC.»

The term «etc.» is very widely used and occupies the 1.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of etc.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETC.» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about etc.

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10 QUOTES WITH «ETC.»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word etc..
1
Nita Ambani
As Indian women, we are always balancing work, life, home, etc. It's important to know that while juggling rubber balls and glass balls, the former may bounce back when you miss, but the glass balls will crack if you let them fall. So prioritise, prioritise, prioritise.
2
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
My mother speaks of my step being a source of life-long pain to her, that it is a living death, etc. By the same post I had several letters from anxious relatives, telling me that it was my duty to come home and thus ease my mother's anxiety.
3
Alan Autry
All of the factors that make up a quality city - safe streets, high paying jobs, strong neighborhoods, etc. - emanate from a strong educational premise.
4
Lynne Reid Banks
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young.
5
Dick Cheney
You can't fall back on the private sector and say, 'You take care of the nation's banking system.' That's a fundamental function of the government, the Federal Reserve, the Treasury and the FDIC, etc. All of those agencies have a major role to play there.
6
James Dashner
In my early writing, all of my characters were exactly the same person. They all spoke the same, made the same types of jokes, reacted the same, etc. I think they were all just me in disguise.
7
Riteish Deshmukh
It's such a lovely feeling to be in love, to marry the person you love and finally to be with that person. I feel the romance should never go out of any marriage. Even after one has had kids, etc. Love never ends, na?
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Madhuri Dixit
Looking beautiful isn't just about what you apply on your face. It's the little things you do that matter. A combination of a good diet, exercise, healthy habits, discipline, dancing etc. is what my beauty routine consists of. Also, I have no bad habits; I don't drink or smoke. All these contribute to me being fit and looking good.
9
Jason Dohring
I feel for Veronica Mars so much when I'm watching at home. It is a wonderful story. The writing is consistently funny, biting, charming, heart-wrenching, etc. I also like the look of it. The cinematography - different from any other show.
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Giada De Laurentiis
My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them I'm just me - their granddaughter, niece, etc., and they're older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETC.»

Discover the use of etc. in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to etc. and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sexy Dressing Etc
Duncan Kennedy argues that an American radicalism is both possible and desirable.
Duncan Kennedy, 1995
2
Mesmerism, Spiritualism, Etc.: Historically and ...
A Victorian doctor's lectures, published in 1877, using historical and scientific evidence to challenge the 'epidemic delusions' of spiritualism.
William Benjamin Carpenter, 2011
3
Rabbits, crabs, etc. [et cetera]: stories by Japanese women
" --Publishers Weekly"An extremely illuminating collection. Each story is compelling--spare in style but rich in emotion. Taken as a whole, these stories give considerable insight into the Japanese psyche, both male and female." --Booklist
Phyllis Birnbaum, 1982
4
Acute Conditions, Injuries, Etc
Acute Conditions, Injuries, Etc
M. L. Tyler, 2001
5
Death etc
Collects the Nobel Prize-winning author's writings on war, including portraits of those who commit atrocities in the name of a higher power and essays on the state-sponsored terrorism of present-day regimes.
Harold Pinter, 2005
6
Coasters, Etc.: An Integrated Office Simulation
Coasters, Etc. is a beginning-level integrated application simulation.
Maureen L. Margolies, 1997
7
Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc
Focusing on the work of Sartre and Beauvoir (specifically, his sexism and her relation to it), Michèle Le Doeuff shows how women philosophers can reclaim a place for feminist concerns.
Michèle Le Dœuff, 2006
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Boardwork Or the Art of Wigmaking, Etc: A Technical Handbook
Originally published in 1921, this is a technical handbook, which also includes the history of wigs.
Alfred M. Sutton, 2003
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The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, ...
t observes, that only one mode of liquidatil can save England. This cxpcdient,it is trt has something oriental about it, which in' naturally startle 'our European State- A ' rants. c preposcs bankruptcy. The is harsh, but the cli'cct of the measure w be  ...
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Plato Etc: Problems of Philosophy and Their Resolution
Problems of Philosophy and Their Resolution Roy Bhaskar. science. Here the contention is that 'the cumulative character of scientific development, and, in particular,...the growth in its existential knowledge...strongly indicates that theories are ...
Roy Bhaskar, 2009

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