et al adv 1: used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neutral plural) when referring to a number of people [syn: {et al.}, {and others}] 2: used as an abbreviation of `et alibi' when referring to other occurrences in a text [syn: {et al.}, {and elsewhere}]