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  • phrase And others; used of things; neuter plural

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  • adverb and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people)

Etymologies

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From Latin et ("and") + alia ("others")

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