It is short for the Latin et alii ('and others'), which means "and others." For example, the phrase "IBM, Microsoft, HP, et al." means "IBM, Microsoft, HP and others" or "Carruthers et al."- "Carruthers and others".
In Celtic usage, Al means harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saints name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle...
Li [as the author's last name] and others is the English equivalent of Li et al. In the word by word translation, the conjunction 'et' means 'and'. The syllable 'al.' is an abbreviation for 'alii'....
The meaning of the Latin phrase "et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis" is "...and on earth, peace to men of good will." It is from the New Testament, Luke 2:14-15, the passage describing the...