and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." Synonym(s):et al., et al, et alii, et aliae, et alia
and elsewhere (used when referring to other occurrences in a text) Synonym(s):et al., et al, et alibi