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am·per·sand

 (ăm′pər-sănd′)

n.

The character or sign (&) representing the word and.


[Alteration of and per se and, & (the sign) by itself (means) and.]

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ampersand

(ˈæmpəˌsænd) or

amperzand

n

(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]

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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]

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ampersand

A character (&) used in printing and writing to represent “and.”

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Translations

ampersand

[ˈæmpəsænd] Nel signo & (= and)

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ampersand

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