A use of theligature& to stand for theet inetc. Compare& cetera.
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- (archaic)Alternative form ofetc.: …and so on, …andotherthings.
1612, George Wither,Epithalamia, Or Nuptiall Poems Upon the Most Blessed and Happie Mariage Betweene the High and Mightie Prince Frederick the Fifth, Count Palatine of the Rhein,&c., and Princesse Elizabeth, Sole Daughter to Iames, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland:
- 1739, W. (William) Webster,Remarks on The Divine Legation of Moses,&c. in Several Letters - If I had not done amongst them the Works that no other Man did, they had not had Sin,&c.John 15:24
1854,George Boole, “Signs and their Laws”, inAn Investigation of the Laws of Thought, on which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities[1], London: Walton and Maberly, page37:Let us conceive, then, of an Algebra in which the symbolsx,y,z,&c. admit indifferently of the values 0 and 1, and of these values alone.
- 1902, William Paton Buchan,Plumbing: A Text-book to the Practice of the Art Or Craft of the Plumber - Where aGeyser or hot-water heater is used it is a good and wise precaution to see that the bath-room,&c., when it is used is well ventilated.
- 1977, K. P. Punnoose,Bookdealers in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka&c.
Formed by replacing theLatinet(“and”) with&.
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- Archaic form ofetc.
Formed by replacing theLatinet(“and”) with&.
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- Archaic form ofetc.
- IPA(key): /ˈɛt ˈt͡sɛ.tɛ.ra/,/ˈɛt t͡sɛˈtɛ.ra/
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- Obsolete form ofetc.
Formed by replacing theLatinet(“and”) with&.
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- Archaic form ofetc.
Formed by replacing theLatinet(“and”) with&.
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- Obsolete form ofetc.
A use of theligature& to stand for theet inetc..
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- Obsolete form ofetc.
1846 August 7, “Ett slutord i ſtriden om Prins Carls Inſtitut. [A concluding remark in the dispute concerning Prince Carl's Institution.]”, inStockholms Dagblad,page 1:Först och främſt kallar han ſig ſjelf: N. N.; detta är något kuriöſt, ty denna abbreviation betyder i det wanliga ſkriftſpråket om perſoner: nomen eller nomina neſcio eller neſcimus, och kan ſåledes blott nyttjas af en ſcribent om en annan, t. ex. i formulärer, på utanſkrifter af bref&c., men icke om ſigſielf;[…]- First and foremost, he calls himself: N. N.; this is somewhat curious, for this abbreviation in the common written language signifies in regard to persons: nomen or nomina nescio or nescimus, and can therefore only be used by a writer about another, e.g., in forms, on the outside of letters,&c., but not about oneself; […]
