and the like
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and the like
Where it comes from
From the 16th century. Replaced earlier and other like.
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And other similar items; et cetera.
And farther back still in the evolutionary process we may trace [...] the divinisation of four-footed animals and birds and snakes and trees and the like[.]
Similar: and so on
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phrase and the like
| Français | et ainsi de suite, et compagnie, et tout le tintouin, et patin-couffin |
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| Deutsch | und ähnliches |
| Italiano | e simili, e così via, ecc. |
| Ελληνικά | και τα παρόμοια kai ta parómoia |
| Русский | и всё тако́е i vsjo takóje, и всё тако́е про́чее i vsjo takóje próčeje, и тому́ подо́бное i tomú podóbnoje |
Talk about this word "and the like." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/and%20the%20like. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. and the like. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/and%20the%20like "and the like." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/and%20the%20like.Cite this
@misc{and_the_like_2026,
title = {and the like},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/and%20the%20like},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
