/ Dictionary / Index E et cetera: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: et cet•er•a Pronunciation: (et set'ur-u, se'tru), [key] 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):Abbr.: etc. He had dogs, cats, guinea pigs, frogs, et cetera, as pets. et•cet•er•a Pronunciation: (et-set'ur-u, -se'tru), [key] — pl. -er•as. a number of other things or persons unspecified. extras or sundries. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: etcetera (Thesaurus) etc. etch Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cetacean Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language