AMPERSAND

ampersand

(noun) a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ampersand (plural ampersands)

The symbol "&".

Synonyms

• epershand (Scotland)

Verb

ampersand (third-person singular simple present ampersands, present participle ampersanding, simple past and past participle ampersanded)

(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.

Anagrams

• manspread

Source: Wiktionary


Am"per*sand, n. Etym: [A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., & by itself makes and.]

Definition: A word used to describe the character Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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