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ampersand
am·per·sand A0263700 (ăm′pər-sănd′)n. The character or sign (&) representing the word and.
[Alteration of and per se and, & (the sign) by itself (means) and.]ampersand (ˈæmpəˌsænd) or amperzandn (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the character (&), meaning and: John Brown & Co. [C19: shortened from and per se and, that is, the symbol & by itself (represents) and]am•per•sand (ˈæm pərˌsænd)
n. a character or symbol (&) for and, as in Smith & Jones, Inc. [1820–30; contraction of and per se and literally, (the symbol) & by itself (stands for) and] ampersandA character (&) used in printing and writing to represent “and.”Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ampersand - a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)punctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases |
Translationsesperluette'e' commercialeSee AMPER
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Words related to ampersandnoun a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)Related Words- punctuation mark
- punctuation
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