Definitions

1. abbreviation

abbreviation for ‘usw.’, an abbreviation for ‘eundem sequens’ or ‘eundem subsequens’, meaning ‘and the following’ or ‘the same as follows’

“This collection of books is a comprehensive guide to the subject, usw.”

2. noun

a shortened form of ‘usw.’, often used in academic or formal writing to refer to the same or similar items that follow

“The list of references includes several books, usw.”