et al Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adverb 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)
   et aliae; et alii; et alia; et al..
   
   • the data reported by Smith et al.
2. adverb and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text)
   et alibi; et al..
   

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