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& al.

& al. is the dated form of et al..

Meaning of et al.

Phrase

et al.

  1. And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.
    • The total area of mangrove on Tutuila and Aunu'u was estimated at 91 ha by Amerson et al. (1982) and at 52 ha by Cole et al. (1988).1993, Derek A. Scott, “A DIRECTORY OF WETLANDS IN OCEANIA”, in Wetlands International, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2018, page 16

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Questions about & al.

What is & al. the dated form of?
& al. is the dated form of et al..

Words near & al. in the dictionary

  1. %p
  2. %ps
  3. %tile
  4. %tiles
  5. &
  6. & al.
  7. & cetera
  8. & Co.
  9. & hoc genus omne
  10. & seq.
  11. & seqq.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: & al. (page history and authors); et al. (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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