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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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