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Definitions for word ETAL

The following 165 definitions were found. Click the dates to see the answer in context.
DateGridClueAuthor
Saturday, August 08, 200937DIndication that there's more: Abbr.Karen M. Tracey
Friday, July 31, 20099AAbbr. in a "works cited" listMike Nothnagel
Sunday, June 28, 20096DAbbr. after some namesBarry C. Silk
Saturday, May 23, 200949DName-dropper's abbr.?Dave Tuller
Tuesday, May 12, 200938DList-ending abbr.Wayne and P. K. King
Saturday, February 14, 20091DCitation abbreviationJoe Krozel
Monday, November 10, 200839AList-ending abbr.Gail Grabowski
Monday, October 13, 200832DFootnote abbr.Anthony J. Salvia
Monday, October 06, 200845DList-ending abbr.Patrick Blindauer
Monday, September 29, 200854AAnd others: Abbr.Sharon Delorme
Monday, August 18, 200823AList ender: Abbr.Paula Gamache
Sunday, August 10, 200812DAnd others, in a listWill Nediger
Tuesday, March 04, 200867AList enderKevin Donovan
Sunday, January 06, 2008121AList enderLynn Lempel
Wednesday, December 05, 200728DFootnote abbr.Allan E. Parrish
Friday, November 16, 200733ABibliographical abbr.Chuck Deodene
Sunday, October 28, 200719AAuthors' list enderBen Tausig
Saturday, October 20, 20074DBibliographical abbr.Patrick Berry
Sunday, September 30, 200753DCard catalog abbr.Kelsey Blakley
Tuesday, September 18, 200757DAnd others, for shortChuck Deodene
Monday, July 23, 200754DAnd others, brieflyRandall J. Hartman
Saturday, May 26, 200751DSubstitute for some namesJoe DiPietro
Sunday, February 18, 2007107ALibrary indexing abbr.David Kwong and Kevan Choset
Friday, February 02, 200728DList enderDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, January 23, 200737DSeries enderTimothy Powell
Friday, January 12, 200712DSeries enderSherry O. Blackard
Sunday, October 22, 200649DSeries terminalHarvey Estes
Thursday, October 19, 200628ALibrary catalog abbr.Raymond C. Young
Monday, May 22, 200633AList-ending abbr.Edgar R. Fontaine
Tuesday, March 28, 200663AList-ending abbr.Jim Hyres
Tuesday, March 14, 200613DList shortenerLynn Lempel
Thursday, February 02, 200667AAbbr. for unnamed co-conspirators?Byron Walden
Sunday, January 08, 200690DList enderMichael Ashley
Wednesday, January 04, 200620ASeries finaleJohn Minarcik and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, November 20, 2005143AList abbr.Patrick Merrell
Wednesday, September 28, 200563ALibrary catalog abbr.Randall J. Hartman
Wednesday, August 24, 200551DEnumerator's endingMel Taub
Sunday, July 24, 200510DCard catalog abbr.Frank Longo
Wednesday, May 25, 200565ABibliog. space saverNancy Salomon
Thursday, May 19, 200567AList enderBarbara Olson
Sunday, May 08, 200554ASeries enderJim Page
Monday, April 04, 200554DFootnote abbr.Christina Houlihan Kelly
Thursday, March 10, 200537ACatalog abbr.Ed Early
Monday, March 07, 200560DAnd others, in footnotesChristina Houlihan Kelly
Monday, December 20, 200418DAnd others: Abbr.Kyle Mahowald
Monday, November 29, 200416ACatchall abbr.Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon
Thursday, November 25, 200411DSeries finaleNancy Salomon and Earl W. Reed
Sunday, August 01, 200456AList enderRandolph Ross
Monday, July 26, 20048DList-ending abbr.Bernice Gordon
Friday, July 23, 20042DSeries follower: Abbr.David Levinson Wilk
Tuesday, May 18, 200419AList-ending abbr.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tuesday, March 02, 200412DAnd others, for shortCharles Barasch
Monday, March 01, 200426AList-ending abbr.Gail Grabowski
Friday, December 12, 20037DFootnote ender: Abbr.Manny Nosowsky
Thursday, October 16, 200332DSeries endingElizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, September 22, 200330AAnd others: Abbr.Marjorie Berg
Sunday, September 14, 2003103AAbbr. in a library catalogCathy Millhauser
Monday, September 08, 200324DList enderLeslie H. Nicoll
Tuesday, July 29, 200367AList-ending abbr.Ed Early
Wednesday, July 23, 20031AList enderEd Early
Saturday, June 21, 200332DCard catalog abbr.Dana Motley
Monday, May 26, 200369AList-ending abbr.Lynn Lempel
Friday, May 09, 200345ACommon Latin abbr.Manny Nosowsky
Sunday, April 27, 200394AList-ending abbr.Jon Delfin
Thursday, December 12, 200215AResearch paper abbr.Michael Shteyman
Sunday, November 24, 200275ASeries enderNancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein
Monday, November 04, 200215AList-shortening abbr.Peter Gordon
Sunday, September 22, 200242DList enderAlan Arbesfeld
Sunday, August 11, 200246DSeries finaleHarvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Friday, July 12, 200254ACard catalogue abbr.Bob Peoples
Monday, July 08, 200254DAnd others, for shortSheldon Benardo
Wednesday, June 19, 200216ABibliography abbr.Janet R. Bender
Monday, May 13, 200263AAnd others: Abbr.Patrick Merrell
Thursday, April 04, 200244ABibliographic abbr.Trip Payne
Sunday, February 24, 200285DAnd others: Abbr.Manny Nosowsky
Tuesday, February 19, 20022DBibliographical abbr.Arlan and Linda Bushman
Sunday, February 10, 2002112DBibliog. space saverHarvey Estes & Nancy Salomon
Friday, December 21, 200163ABibliographic abbr.William I. Johnston
Saturday, November 24, 200123ABibliographical abbr.Rich Norris
Thursday, November 08, 200156DAbbreviated Latin phraseManny Nosowsky
Monday, October 22, 200120AList-ending abbr.Denise Neuendorf
Monday, July 23, 200136DBibliography abbr.Ethan Cooper
Friday, June 15, 20011DSubstitute for unmentioned textManny Nosowsky
Thursday, April 05, 200119DBibliog. space saverCathy Millhauser
Sunday, April 01, 200172DCatalog card abbr.Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon
Sunday, March 18, 200130AInclusive abbr.Richard Silvestri
Tuesday, February 27, 200116AList enderM. Preston Sherwood
Monday, January 22, 200160DList-ending abbr.Nancy Kavanaugh
Sunday, January 21, 200155APlus more: Abbr.Con Pederson
Wednesday, January 17, 200154DList enderAlan Arbesfeld
Tuesday, December 26, 200038DList abbr.Gene Newman
Monday, November 27, 200019ACatchall abbr.Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg
Saturday, November 11, 200014DList shortenerRandolph Ross
Thursday, August 31, 200016ASubstitution in a listGene Newman
Wednesday, July 26, 200016AAbbr. in a listingWilliam I. Johnston
Tuesday, July 18, 200036AList enderRichard Silvestri
Tuesday, May 02, 200012DCommon Latin abbr.Manny Nosowsky
Wednesday, March 15, 200061AList enderJim Page
Monday, February 21, 200028DAnd others: Abbr.Randy Sowell
Sunday, February 13, 2000122ACatalog card abbr.Bill Zais
Friday, February 11, 200054DRoster abbr.Elizabeth C. Gorski
Monday, February 07, 200051DAnd others: Abbr.Gregory E. Paul
Wednesday, January 26, 200054DList finishDan Reichert
Tuesday, January 11, 200047AList wrap-upFran and Lou Sabin
Monday, January 03, 200017AAnd others: Abbr.Hugh Davis
Monday, December 20, 199918DCatchall abbr.Nancy Salomon
Thursday, December 09, 199964AFootnote abbr.Chuck Deodene
Wednesday, October 20, 199957DAnd others, for shortRichard Silvestri
Sunday, October 17, 1999104ASeries enderBob and Sharon Klahn
Monday, July 19, 199912DAnd others: Abbr.Gregory E. Paul
Wednesday, June 09, 199924AList enderElizabeth C. Gorski
Wednesday, April 14, 19991AList enderAlan Arbesfeld
Saturday, April 03, 199961ASeries finale: Abbr.Pat M. Hugel
Tuesday, March 16, 199962ACatchall abbr.Fred Piscop
Friday, February 05, 199941ARoster abbr.Brendan Emmett Quigley
Monday, December 21, 199811DCatchall abbr.Fred Piscop
Wednesday, November 18, 199851APlus othersStephanie Spadaccini
Monday, October 19, 199855DList-ending abbr.Stephanie Spadaccini
Sunday, October 11, 1998116DList enderNancy Salomon, Marjorie Richter and Kelly Clark
Thursday, September 24, 199837DBibliographical abbr.Frances Hansen
Thursday, August 20, 199815ABibliographic abbr.Harvey Estes
Monday, August 17, 199866AList shortenerGregory E. Paul
Wednesday, June 24, 199865ABibliography abbr.Richard Silvestri
Thursday, June 11, 199833AEnd of a list of namesRandall J. Hartman
Monday, April 27, 199811DAbbr. at the end of a listGregory E. Paul
Sunday, April 12, 199867DHandy abbr.Randolph Ross
Wednesday, February 11, 199868ASubstitute for the unnamedNancy S. Ross
Tuesday, February 10, 199836AList-shortening abbr.John Greenman
Saturday, January 24, 19985DLibrary card catalogue abbr.Randolph Ross
Monday, November 10, 199729DList-ending abbr.Grace Fabbroni
Monday, November 03, 199767ACatchall abbr.Stephanie Spadaccini
Thursday, September 04, 199757DAnd others, in briefRichard Silvestri
Sunday, August 31, 199783DList enderDavid J. Kahn
Thursday, August 14, 199763AList enderDavid J. Kahn
Tuesday, July 22, 199722AAnd others: Abbr.Fred Piscop
Monday, May 05, 19976DCatchall abbr.Stephanie Spadaccini
Tuesday, April 29, 199754DList shortenerJeff Herrington
Tuesday, February 25, 199712DUseful Latin abbr.Gregory E. Paul
Tuesday, February 04, 199722AList-ending abbr.G. R. Ferguson
Monday, December 23, 199655DAnd others: Abbr.S. J. Walther
Friday, November 22, 199642ABibliographical abbr.A. K. Justin
Tuesday, November 12, 199617DAnd moreE. Lexau
Sunday, October 27, 199677AList enderN. N. Joline
Wednesday, September 04, 199641DBibliographer's abbr.N. S. Ross
Thursday, August 29, 199616AList extending abbr.R. Ross
Monday, May 27, 199638AAnd others: Abbr.N. Steinberg
Friday, March 22, 199619AList shortenerF. A. Longo
Saturday, February 17, 19967DEnumeration shortenerBob Sefick
Thursday, January 11, 19965AList enderB. Jorgensen
Monday, January 01, 199654DAnd others: Abbr.A. Klaus
Friday, December 15, 19953DCard catalogue abbr.Harvey Estes
Thursday, July 13, 199559DBibliography abbr.A.J. Santora
Wednesday, July 12, 199538ALibrary index abbr.Robert Malinow
Saturday, June 10, 199549AList enderDaniel R. Stark
Monday, March 13, 199551AList enderErnie Furtado
Sunday, February 05, 199589DList enderFrank A. Longo
Tuesday, January 17, 19957DList shortenerGregory E. Paul
Saturday, January 07, 199553DLibrary catalogue abbr.Randolph Ross
Sunday, December 11, 19941ABibliographical abbr.Wayne Robert Williams
Friday, November 11, 199418AList extenderRandolph Ross
Monday, October 17, 199418DKin of etc.Jonathan Schmatzbach
Sunday, August 14, 199495DCollective abbr.Deborah Kathryn Trombley
Sunday, June 19, 1994104AAnd that's not allNancy Scandrett Ross
Sunday, May 15, 199486ACard catalogue abbr.Charles M. Deber
Friday, November 26, 19931AList enderNancy A. Corbett