What is the meaning of et al.?

adverb

  • 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))
    • usage: "the data reported by Smith et al."
  • And elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text. ).
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