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et al.
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et al.
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et al.
/ˌɛt
ˈ
ɑːl/
/ˌɛt
ˈ
æl/
abbreviation
et al.
/ˌɛt
ˈ
ɑːl/
/ˌɛt
ˈ
æl/
abbreviation
Learner's definition of ET AL.
and others
—
used to shorten a list of names
a paper written by Jones, Smith,
et al
.
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◊ The abbreviation
et al
. comes from a Latin phrase that means “and others.”
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