What does Ampersand mean?
Definitions for Ampersand
ˈæm pərˌsændam·per·sand
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Princeton's WordNet
ampersandnoun
a punctuation mark (&) used to represent conjunction (and)
Wiktionary
ampersandnoun
The symbol "&".
The ampersand character in many logics acts as an operator connecting two propositions.
Wikipedia
Ampersand
The ampersand, also known as the and sign, is the logogram &, representing the conjunction "and". It originated as a ligature of the letters et—Latin for "and".
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ampersand
An ampersand is a typographical symbol (&) representing the word "and". It is used widely in business names, branding, writing, and computer programming. It originated as a ligature of the letters "E" and "T", from the Latin word "et", which means "and".
Webster Dictionary
Ampersandnoun
a word used to describe the character /, /, or &
Etymology: [A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., & by itself makes and.]
Wikidata
Ampersand
An ampersand is a logogram representing the conjunction word "and". This symbol is a ligature of the letters et, Latin for "and".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Ampersand
am′pėrs-and, n. a name formerly in use for the character & (also called short and), commonly placed at the end of the alphabet in primers.—Also Am′perzand, Am′pussy-and, and simply Am′passy. [A corr. of and per se and—that is, & standing by itself means and.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Ampersand in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Ampersand in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Ampersand in a Sentence
I just adore her, i always start to think of the ampersand sign — what else can you bring in, instead of being resistant to or being made insecure by? There's so much juice in leaning in to something like that.
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- Et-ZeichenGerman
- ampersandSpanish
- آمپرPersian
- e comercialPortuguese
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