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et al

et al is the alternative form of et al..

Meaning of et al.

Phrase (1)

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

Phrase (2)

et al.

  1. And elsewhere; to complete a list of places.

Questions about et al

What is et al the alternative form of?
Et al is the alternative form of et al..

Words near et al in the dictionary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: et 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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