Word of the Day
Etal (et-AL)
· Common clues: List-shortening abbr.; Bibliographer's abbr.; Etc. relative
· Crossword puzzle frequency: 14 times a year
Et alii (et al.)
"And others" — used to abbreviate a list of names (Alii is actually masculine, so it can be used for men, or groups of men and women; the feminine et aliae is appropriate when the "others" are all female.)
Joining
the discussion were the president, the vice president, et al.
Some other common Latin abbreviations:
Ad libitum (ad lib)
"At ease" — means "do as you please", "improvise", "just ramble on"; especially in music, theatrical scripts, etc..
Et cetera (etc. or &c.)
"And the rest" — nowadays also "and others", "and so on", "and more".
Exempli gratia (e.g.)
Literally "for the sake of example", usually rendered in English as "for example." See: citation signal. (An alternative interpretation of this abbreviation: "example given".)
Ibidem (ibid.)
"In the same place" — usually in bibliographic citations.
Id est (i.e.)
"That is (to say)", abbreviated as "i.e." — sometimes "in this case," depending on the context. When celebrating this holiday (i.e., Christmas), hang a wreath on your door. It is never equivalent to "e.g.".
Opere citato (op. cit.)
"In work (already) cited" — used in academic works when referring again to the last source mentioned or used.
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