ET AL

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does et al mean? 

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

1. and others (used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neutral 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)

Meaning:

And others (used as an abbreviation of 'et alii' (masculine plural) or 'et aliae' (feminine plural) or 'et alia' (neutral 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.

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

et alibi; et al; et al.