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Appendix:Variations of "c" &c
English
et cetera
Alternative forms
en &c
Etymology
A use of the ligature en & to stand for the la et in en etc. Compare en & cetera.
Phrase
phr
en etc..
en 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
en 1854 w:George Boole An Investigation of the Laws of Thought, on which are Founded the Mathematical Theories of Logic and Probabilities http://books.google.com/books?id=YNAtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA37 Signs and their Laws Walton and Maberly London 37 Let us conceive, then, of an Algebra in which the symbols x, 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 a Geyser 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.
en coordinates abbreviations
French
Etymology
Formed by replacing the fr la et and with fr &.
Pronunciation
ett cétéra
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-&c..wav <<France>> (<<Lyon>>)
Adverb
fr etc.
fr coordinates
German
Alternative forms
de etc. ⁊c. ꝛc.
Etymology
Formed by replacing the de la et and with de &.
Adverb
de etc.
Polish
Pronunciation
et 'ce.te.ra,et cetera -
Phrase
pl phrase
pl etc.
Portuguese
Etymology
Formed by replacing the pt la et and with pt &.
Adverb
pt adverb
pt etc.
Spanish
Etymology
Formed by replacing the es la et and with es &.
Adverb
es adverb
es etc.
Swedish
Etymology
A use of the ligature sv & to stand for the la et in sv etc..
Adverb
sv adverb
sv etc.
sv 7 August 1846 Stockholms Dagblad Ett slutord i ſtriden om Prins Carls Inſtitut. A concluding remark in the dispute concerning Prince Carl's Institution. 1 https://tidningar.kb.se/h1t819tt0tf0mw9/part/1/page/1?q=nomen%20nescio 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;