ampersand
ampersand · ampersands
амперсанд, знак конъюнкции
Et-Zeichen, Kaufmanns-Und
The symbol "&"The symbol "&".
/ˈæm.pə(ɹ).sænd/
» The ampersand means "and".
Das Et-Zeichen bedeutet „und“.
Амперсанд означает "и".
Meaning
1 sensesThe symbol "&".
The ampersand character in many logics acts as an operator connecting two propositions.
Et-Zeichen, Kaufmanns-Und
амперса́ндampersánd, знак конъю́нкцииznak konʺjúnkcii
More definitions
- a punctuation mark (‘&’) used to represent conjunction (and)
Examples
1 sentencesThe ampersand means "and".
ruАмперсанд означает "и". — marafon
deDas Et-Zeichen bedeutet „und“. — Adelpa
Translations
8 languagesРусский
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Origin
A mondegreen of and per se and, ⟨&⟩ being read as “and”. Letters used by themselves were fA mondegreen of and per se and, ⟨&⟩ being read as “and”. Letters used by themselves were formerly mentioned according to this pattern, as in “O per se O” for the particle O or “I per se I” for the pronoun I. “And per se and” thus meant ⟨&⟩ by itself, as opposed to forms such as &c.
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Forms
plural: ampersands| Singular | ampersand |
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| Plural | ampersands |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedampersat