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etc

/ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/

etc is the alternative form of etc..

Noun capitalized: ETC

ETC (countable and uncountable, plural ETCs)

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of electron transport chain.
  2. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Exchange-Traded Commodity.
  3. (abbreviation, acronym, wireless location) Acronym of electronic toll collection, a system to eliminate delays on toll roads by collecting them electronically.

Forms of etc

pluralETCs

Questions about etc

What is etc the alternative form of?
Etc is the alternative form of etc..
What part of speech is etc?
Etc is a noun.
How do you pronounce etc?
Etc is pronounced /ˌɛt ˈsɛt(ə)ɹə/.
What is the plural of etc?
The plural of etc is ETCs.

Words near etc in the dictionary

  1. etazocine
  2. etazolate
  3. ETB
  4. ETBF
  5. ETBs
  6. etc
  7. etc.
  8. etcetera
  9. etceteras
  10. etch
  11. Etch A Sketch

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: etc (page history and authors); ETC (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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