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abbr. Latin

et alii (and others)

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et al.

abbreviation for

1. (General Physics) et alibi

2. et alii

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et al.

Short for et alia, a Latin phrase meaning and the others.

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Adv.	1.	et al. - 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." et al, et alia, et aliae, et alii
	2.	et al. - and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text) et alibi, et al

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et al.

[ɛtˈæl] abbr (=et alii: and others) → et autres

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et al.

[ɛtˈæl] abbr =et alii: and others → ed altri

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