(Abbr. etc.)
And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth.
n. et·cet·er·a (ĕt'sĕt'-)
- A number of unspecified persons or things.
- etceteras Additional odds and ends; extras.
[Latin : et, and + cētera, the rest, neuter pl. of cēterus.]
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