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Word: Ampersand
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: alteration of and per se and ‘ & by itself is and’, formerly chanted as an aid to learning the sign
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈampəsand
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the sign & (standing for and, as in Smith & Co., or the Latin et, as in &c.).
Short Definition:sign &
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