ampersand

am·per·sand

 (ăm′pər-sănd′)

n.

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

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

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]

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]

ampersand

A 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

Translations

esperluette

'e' commerciale

ampersand

[ˈæmpəsænd] N → el signo & (= and)

ampersand

[ˈæmpə^rsænd] n → esperluette f

ampersand

n → Et-Zeichen f, → Und-Zeichen nt

ampersand

[ˈæmpəˌsænd] n → "e" f commerciale