and so on

phrase

ən-ˈsō-ˌȯn How to pronounce and so on (audio)
-ˌän
: and so forth

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That is, the best engineers, the most software support, the most funding, and so on. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 There were highly visible incidents — construction barriers, fires and so on — but no apartment-building lobbies were set alight on the Champs-Élysées. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 And then over time, the R&D to make the capital equipment, and so on. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The intention of peptide users is to have the muscle-building effects of anabolic steroids without the side effects of infertility, oily skin, acne, liver inflammation, and so on. — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and so on

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1587, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of and so on was in 1587

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and so forth
and so on
and stuff
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