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et al.

adv

LanguageLatin

Meaning
  1. abbreviation of et aliī (“and others”, masculine plural)
  2. abbreviation of et aliae (“and others”, feminine plural)
  3. abbreviation of et alia (“and others”, neuter plural)
  4. abbreviation of et alibī (“and other occurrences”)
Examples

Marcus et al. adfuerunt.

Marcus and others were present.

Part of speechadv

Usage noteOften used in academic writing to reference multiple authors.

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