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etc

/ˌɛtˈsɛtɚə/

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What does etc mean?

phrase

  1. Alternative form of etc..

noun

  1. Acronym of electron transport chain.
  2. Acronym of Exchange-Traded Commodity.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. Acronym of electronic toll collection, a system to eliminate delays on toll roads by collecting them electronically.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɛtˈsɛtɚə/

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A few questions were asked, and then five gentlemen were appointed to examine Mr. Sothern's hands, etc., before he began his experiments.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
A considerable number of our group were characterized as great talkers, and several as romantic, dramatic, fantastic, etc., even by ordinary observers.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
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The Gondoliers are discovered, dressed, some as courtiers, officers of rank, etc., and others as private soldiers and servants of various degrees.
Arthur Sullivan; W. S. (William Schwenck) GilbertThe Complete Plays of Gilbert and SullivanProject Gutenberg ebook #808
The everyday conception of water is more available for ordinary uses of drinking, washing, irrigation, etc., than the chemist's notion of it.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
Every one must have heard of cases of albinism, prickly skin, hairy bodies, etc., appearing in several members of the same family.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228