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Translingual[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
A stylized form of Latin et (“and”). Romans used such symbols (ligatures) from at least the first century C.E., but the character may not have acquired its present form until the advent of calligraphy in the Middle Ages. Compare ⁊ and +, of same meaning and similar derivation.
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
- Abbreviation of and.
Symbol[edit]
&
- (programming) Used in some programming languages for different purposes.
- (networking) In a URL, separates each field-value pair of a query string .
Synonyms[edit]
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See also[edit]
- 〆
- ϗ
- (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
- (Variations of letter E): Éé Èè Êê Ḙḙ Ěě Ĕĕ Ẽẽ Ḛḛ Ẻẻ Ėė Ëë Ēē Ȩȩ Ęę ᶒ Ɇɇ Ȅȅ Ếế Ềề Ễễ Ểể Ḝḝ Ḗḗ Ḕḕ Ȇȇ Ẹẹ Ệệ ⱸ ᴇ Ee Ææ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ & Œœ ᵫ
- (Letter combinations): Ꜳꜳ Ææ ᴁᴭ Ǽǽ Ǣǣ Ꜵꜵ Åå Ꜷꜷ Ꜹꜹ Ꜻꜻ Ꜽꜽ ct ȸ DZDzdz DŽDždž ᴂᵆ ᴔ & ff fi ffi fl ffl ℔ IJij LJLjlj Ỻỻ Ŋŋ NJNjnj Œœ ɶ Ꝏꝏ Ȣȣᴕ ȹ ẞß ſtst ᵫ Ůů Ww Ꝡꝡ
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Orthographic borrowing from Latin &
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
- Abbreviation of and.
- 2011, David Almond, The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean, Candlewick Press (2014), →ISBN, 121:
- “Welcum to McCaufreys, Billy Dean” he says. “Make yorself at home & hav a pie.”
- 2011, David Almond, The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean, Candlewick Press (2014), →ISBN, 121:
- (dated) Abbreviation of et in borrowed Latin phrases such as et cetera.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
abbreviation of “and”
Catalan[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
- Abbreviation of i.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
&
Italian[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
Japanese[edit]
Particle[edit]
- Abbreviation of アンド.
Latin[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
Derived terms[edit]
Letter[edit]
& (siglum)
- Scribal abbreviation of ⟨et⟩.
Related terms[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
- Abbreviation of e.
Spanish[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
Swedish[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
& (siglum)
- Abbreviation of och.
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