et cet·er·a  (ět sět'ər-ə, sět'rə) 
Abbr. etc.
And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth.
n.
et·cet·er·a (ět'sět'-)
A number of unspecified persons or things. etceteras Additional odds and ends; extras.
[Latin : et, and + cētera, the rest, neuter pl. of cēterus; see ko- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Latin et cetera (and so forth) |
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