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et al.

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. et al., et al, et alii, et aliae, et aliaadverb

    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)

    "the data reported by Smith et al."

  2. et al., et al, et alibiadverb

    and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

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  1. et al.abbreviation

    And others;

Wikipedia

  1. et al.

    This page lists English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni vidi vici and et cetera. Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as Greek rhetoric and literature reached its peak centuries before the rise of ancient Rome. This list covers the letter E. See List of Latin phrases for the main list.

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  1. et al.

    Et al. is derived from the Latin term 'et alia' and it means 'and others'. It is commonly used in academic citations when referring to a source with multiple authors, indicating that there are additional authors not mentioned.

Anagrams for et al. »

  1. ETLA

  2. late

  3. leat

  4. tael

  5. tale

  6. teal

  7. tela

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of et al. in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of et al. in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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