et cet·er·a (?t s?t??r-?, s?t?r?) Abbr. etc. And other unspecified things of the same class; and so forth.[Latin : et, and + c?tera, the rest, neuter pl. of c?terus; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.et cetera (?t ?s?tr?) or etcetera1. and the rest; and others; and so forth: used at the end of a list to indicate that other items of the same class or type should be considered or included2. or the like; or something else similar Abbreviation: etc. or &c [from Latin, from et and + cetera the other (things)]Usage: It is unnecessary to use and before etc as etc (et cetera) already means and other things. The repetition of etc, as in he brought paper, ink, notebooks, etc, etc, is avoided except in informal contextsCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014et cet?er?a (?t ?s?t ?r ?, ?s? tr?) adv. and others; and so forth; and so on (used to indicate that more of the same sort or class have been omitted for brevity). Abbr.: etc. [1100?50; late Old English