and so on

phrase

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

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This intermediary text is then fed back through all the layers again to create the next steps, and so on, until the model reaches its final answer and outputs the answer text. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Smaller groups are also subject to discounts—parties of seven can score 54% off all tickets, groups of six can take 47% off all tickets, and so on. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 So do scheme, personnel groupings, whether a team has a young starting quarterback or some young starters on the offensive line, and so on. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 That jumper pulls out a second name, and so on, and from the list flows all the serendipity of the fire season. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and so on

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First Known Use

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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“And so on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20so%20on. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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