Phrase guide

et al.

phrase · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɛtˈɔːl/
  • /ɛtˈɑːl/
  • /eɪˈtɑːl/
  • /ɛtˈæl/
  • rhymes with -ɔːl
  • rhymes with -ɑːl
  • rhymes with -æl
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1

phrase

Meaning 1

And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

And elsewhere; to complete a list of places.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: et al, et alibi

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

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)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the data reported by Smith et al.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: et al, et alii, et aliae, et alia

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin, abbreviation of et aliī (“and others”) (English: et alii) and its forms and derivatives.

From Latin, abbreviation of and other places (English: et alibi).

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: e të tjerë — and others
  • Arabic: وَآخِرُون (wa-ʔāḵirūn) — and others
  • Armenian: եւ այլք (ew aylkʻ) — and others
  • Bulgarian: и др. (i dr.) — and others
  • Bulgarian: и дру́ги (i drúgi) — and others
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等人 (děng rén) — and others
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等等 (děngděng) — and others
  • Chinese Mandarin: 以及其他 (yǐjí qítā) — and others
  • Chinese Mandarin: 以及其他人 (yǐjí qítā rén) — and others
  • Czech: a kol. — and others
  • Czech: a další — and others
  • Danish: og andre — and others
  • Danish: et al. — and others
  • Dutch: en anderen — and others
  • Estonian: jt (ja teised) — and others
  • Finnish: ynnä muut — and others
  • French: et al. — and others
  • French: et coll. — and others
  • French: & cie — and others
  • German: u. a. — and others
  • Greek: κ.ά. (k.á.) — and others
  • Hebrew: ואחרים — and others
  • Hungarian: és tsai. — and others
  • Hungarian: et al. — and others
  • Ido: ed altri — and others
  • Indonesian: dkk. (dan kawan-kawan) — and others
  • Italian: ed altri — and others
  • Japanese: ら (ra) — and others
  • Japanese: など (nado) — and others
  • Latin: et al. — and others
  • Latvian: un citi — and others
  • Latvian: u. c. — and others
  • Macedonian: и др. (i dr.) — and others
  • Malay: dan lain-lain — and others
  • Norwegian Bokmål: et al. — and others
  • Persian: و دیگران (va digarân) — and others
  • Polish: i in. — and others
  • Polish: et al — and others
  • Portuguese: et al. — and others
  • Portuguese: e outros — and others
  • Russian: и др. (i dr.) — and others
  • Russian: и други́е (i drugíje) — and others
  • Russian: и друго́е (i drugóje) — and others
  • Russian: и пр. (i pr.) — and others
  • Russian: и про́чие (i próčije) — and others
  • Russian: и про́чее (i próčeje) — and others
  • Slovak: a ďalší — and others
  • Spanish: y otros — and others
  • Spanish: y otras — and others
  • Swedish: med flera — and others
  • Swedish: et al. — and others
  • Swedish: m.fl. — and others
  • Tagalog: at iba pa — and others
  • Thai: และคณะ — and others
  • Thai: และพวก — and others
  • Turkish: ve diğerleri — and others
  • Ukrainian: та ін. (ta in.) — and others
  • Ukrainian: та і́нші (ta ínši) — and others
  • Vietnamese: và cộng sự — and others
  • Welsh: ac eraill — and others
  • Yoruba: àtàwọn-yòókù — and others