[et set-er-uh, se-truh] 
| and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class might have been mentioned, but for brevity have been omitted): He had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, frogs, et cetera, as pets. Abbreviation: etc. |
[k] substituted for the first [t]: [ek-set-er-uh], or [ek-se-truh], although occasionally used by educated speakers, are usually considered nonstandard.| 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'-)
[Latin : et, and + cētera, the rest, neuter pl. of cēterus; see ko- in Indo-European roots.] |
| etc. Latin et cetera (and so forth) |
