ET AL.

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does et al. mean? 

• ET AL. (adverb)
  The adverb ET AL. has 2 senses:

1. 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)

2. and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

  Familiarity information: ET AL. used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ET AL. (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

et al; et al.; et alia; et aliae; et alii

Context example:

the data reported by Smith et al.

Sense 2

Meaning:

And elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)

Synonyms:

et al; et al.; et alibi