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CETERA

Date "CETERA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1595. (references)


Synonyms within Context: CETERA

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Addition

Adverb: au reste, in addition, more, plus, extra; and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item; and also, and eke; else, besides, to boot, et cetera and so on, and so forth; into the bargain, cum multis aliis, over and above, moreover.

Plurality

Adverb: et cetera; etc.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: CETERA

Specialty definitions using "CETERA": doing the Mom thing. (references)
Non-English Usage: "CETERA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Esperanto (additional, remaining, rest of), Latin (all the rest, for the rest, in other respects, otherwise, rest, the other, the others, the remaining).

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Modern Usage: CETERA

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Incredible power, unlimited rice pudding, et cetera, et cetera. (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)

Scratchy violins, screechy piccolos, nauseating trumpets, et cetera, et cetera? (The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.; writing credit: Dr. Seuss;)

Movie/TV Titles

Et Cetera (1966)

Song Titles

Glory Of Love (performing artist: Peter Cetera)

One Good Woman (performing artist: Peter Cetera)

The Next Time I Fall (performing artist: Peter Cetera & Amy Grant)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: CETERA

DomainTitle

Books

  • Archaeologies of Social Life: Age, Sex, Class Et Cetera in Ancient Egypt (Social Archaeology) (reference)

  • Et Cetera, Et Cetera: Notes of a Word-Watcher (reference)

  • Et Cetera; A Collection (BCL1-PR English Literature) (reference)

  • Muffinilogy Et Cetera (reference)

  • Opera Et Cetera (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: CETERA

Computer Images:
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Use in Literature: CETERA

TitleAuthorQuote

Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein

A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseum, keep her from drowning them at birth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Spoken Usage: CETERA

SpeakerPhrase(s)

John Walsh

I don't think so. I really think that the media, you know, looking to fill a lot of air time, is saying, Well, this country was built on freedoms and the First Amendment rights and, you know, you'll be accusing your neighbor, et cetera.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: CETERA

"CETERA" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "CETERA" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)66.67%2245,945
Noun (proper)33.33%1339,140
                    Total100.00%3N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: CETERA

Expression using "CETERA": et cetera. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CETERA

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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per Day
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: CETERA

Language Translations for "CETERA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

ensovoorts (and, and so on, et caetera, et cetera). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

shtojcë (annex, annexe, appendage, appendix, appurtenance, enclosure, enlargement, et cetera, etcetera, inclosure, insertion, intercalation, interlineation, prolongation, rider, supplement), e të tjera (et cetera, etc., etcetera), e më tej (and so on, et cetera, etc., etcetera). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏وهلم جرا (and so on, et cetera, etc., forth), ‏الخ (et cetera, etc.), ‏إلى آخره (and so on, et cetera). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

и така нататък (and so on, and the rest of it, et cetera, etc., etcetera), и прочие (et cetera, etc., etcetera). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

等等 (and so on, et cetera, etc, etcetera), (and so on, await, class, equal to, et cetera, grade, rank, same as, wait for). (various references)

   

Czech

  

atd (et cetera, etc.), a tak dále (and so on, et cetera, etc.). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

enzovoorts (and so on, et cetera), enzovoort (and so on, et cetera). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

kaj tiel plu (and so on, et cetera). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

og so framvegis (and so on, et cetera). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ynnä muuta (et cetera, etc). (various references)

   

French

  

etc. (et cetera), et caetera (et cetera). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

ensafuorthinne (and so on, et cetera). (various references)

   

German

  

usw. (et cetera, etc, etc.), und so weiter (and so on, et cetera, etc, etc.). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

και τα λοιπά (e t c, et cetera, etcetera). (various references)

   

Italian

  

eccetera (and so on, et cetera, etc., etcetera). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

等  (and the like, et cetera, etc.), (and the like, et cetera, etc.), エッフェル" (and so forth, Eden, Edinburgh, edit, editing, edition, editor, editorial, editorial design, education, Eiffel Tower, enamel, enamel paint, energy, et cetera, ethos, Oedipus complex, somewhat, star, stranger, tufted puffin). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

など (and the like, et cetera, etc.), エトセトラ (and so forth, et cetera), とう (and the like, be frozen over, building, cane, child, congeal, counter for large animals, engraving tool, et cetera, etc., foolishness, freeze, ground spider, knife, pagoda, party, place, rattan, saber, section, servant, sickle, steal, sugar, sword, T'ang-Dynasty, to accuse, to ask, to charge, to question, tower, without regard to). (various references)

   

Manx

  

as reddyn elley (et cetera), as myr shen magh (et cetera). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

eteracay

   

Portuguese

  

etcetera (and so on, et cetera, etc.). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

etc (et cetera). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

всякая всячина (et, et cetera, gallimaufry, mingle-mangle, motley, olio, sundries, whatnot), и тому подобное (and suchlike, and the like, et cetera), и так далее (and so forth, and so on, et cetera, etcetera), и т.д. и т.п. (et cetera, etcetera). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

i tako dalje (and so on, et cetera, etc, etc., etcetera). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

y de este modo adelante (et cetera, etc.), etcétera (and so on, et cetera, etc.). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

dyl. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

ve saire (and so forth, and so on, et al, et cetera, etc), ve benzeri gibi (and so forth, et cetera, etc). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: CETERA

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 14, Verse 21
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipen de basileuV sodomwn proV abram doV moi touV andraV thn de ippon labe seautw
Latin405VulgateDixit autem rex Sodomorum ad Abram da mihi animas cetera tolle tibi
Old English990West SaxonOnd bæd þæt he hæfde eall þæt he of ðam here genam, buton þam mannum anum.
Middle English1395WyclifForsothe the kyng of Sodom seide to Abram, Yyue me the sowlis; othre thingis take to thee.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThan sayd the kynge of Sodome vnto Abram: gyue me the soulles and take the goodes to thy selfe.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: CETERA

LanguageGenesis Chapter 14, Verse 21
CebuanoUnya ang hari sa Sodoma miingon kang Abram: Ihatag mo kanako ang mga tawo, ug kuhaa alang kanimo ang bahandi.
CroatianTada kralj Sodome reèe Abramu: "Meni daj ljude, a dobra uzmi sebi!"
DanishSodomas Konge sagde derpå til Abram: "Giv mig Menneskene og behold selv Godset!"
DutchEn de koning van Sodom zeide tot Abram: Geef mij de zielen; maar neem de have voor u.
FinnishJa Sodoman kuningas sanoi Abramille: "Anna minulle väki ja pidä sinä tavara".
FrenchLe roi de Sodome dit Abram: Donne-moi les personnes, et prends pour toi les richesses.
GermanDa sprach der König von Sodom zu Abram: Gib mir die Leute; die Güter behalte dir.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLalu berkatalah raja Sodom kepada Abram, "Ambillah barang rampasan itu, tetapi sudilah mengembalikan kepadaku semua orang-orangku."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kata raja Sodom kepada Abram: Berikanlah kiranya kepadaku segala orang itu, tetapi segala jarahan ambillah akan dirimu.
Maori¶ Na ka mea te kingi o Horoma ki a Aperama, Homai nga tangata ki ahau, ko nga taonga ia tangohia mou.
NorwegianOg kongen i Sodoma sa til Abram: Gi mig folket, og ta du godset!
PortugueseEntão o rei de Sodoma disse a Abrão: Dá-me a mim as pessoas; e os bens toma-os para ti.   
RumanianKmpqratul Sodomei a zis lui Avram: ,,Dq-mi oamenii, wi yine bogqyiile pentru tine.``
SpanishEntonces el rey de Sodoma dijo a Abram: --Dame las personas, y toma para ti los bienes.
SwedishOch konungen i Sodom sade till Abram: "Giv mig folket; godset må du behålla för dig själv."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: CETERA

Derivations

Words ending with "CETERA": etcetera. (additional references)

Words containing "CETERA": etceteras. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: CETERA

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: cerate, create, ecarte.

Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-r-t"

-1 letter: arete, caret, carte, cater, crate, eater, erect, react, recta, terce, trace.

-2 letters: acre, care, cart, cate, cere, cete, race, rate, rete, tace, tare, tear, tree.

-3 letters: ace, act, arc, are, art, ate, car, cat, cee, ear, eat, era, ere, eta, rat, rec, ree, ret, tae, tar, tea, tee.

-4 letters: ae, ar, at, er, et.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-r-t"
 

+1 letter: accrete, acerate, catered, caterer, centare, cerated, cerates, cheater, created, creates, cremate, crenate, ecartes, exacter, excreta, hectare, ocreate, reacted, recheat, recrate, reenact, reteach, retrace, teacher, terrace, treacle.

 

+2 letters: accepter, accreted, accretes, acerated, acerbate, acerbest, acervate, acierate, aetheric, affecter, becarpet, bracelet, cabernet, cantered, caretake, carotene, carpeted, caterers, cateress, catheter, cellaret, centares, centiare, cerastes, cervelat, cheaters, clearest, cocreate, corelate, cratered, creatine, creative, creature, cremated, cremates, crenated, crewmate, decanter, decorate, decretal, detacher, entrance, eructate, etcetera, exacters, excretal, execrate, hectares, hetaeric, increate, iterance, lacerate, macerate, perfecta, praefect, praelect, preacted, preenact, racemate, racketed, raclette, reaccent, reaccept, reactive, reascent, recanted, recanter, recarpet, recheats, recrated, recrates, recreant, recreate, redacted, reenacts, rejacket, relocate, retacked, retackle, retraced, retraces, sarcenet, secateur, teachers, terraced, terraces, tracheae, treacles, ulcerate, uncreate.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Fiction
7. Quotations: Spoken
8. Usage Frequency
9. Expressions
10. Expressions: Internet
11. Translations: Modern
12. Bible Trace
13. Derivations
14. Anagrams
15. Bibliography


  

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