Legal Definitions - et cetera

Definition: Et cetera means "and others" in Latin. It is used to show that there are more things in a list that are not mentioned. It is often abbreviated as "etc."

• I need to buy some fruits like apples, bananas, oranges, et cetera.
• She has traveled to many countries in Europe such as France, Italy, Spain, etc.

In the first example, the speaker is mentioning some fruits but not all of them. They use "et cetera" to show that there are more fruits that they are not mentioning. In the second example, the speaker is listing some countries in Europe but not all of them. They use "etc." to show that there are more countries that they are not mentioning.