et al

Questions about et al

What does et al mean?

et al means "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)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for et al?

Close synonyms include et al., et alii, et aliae, et alia, et al.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is et al a common word?

et al is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.