ampersand
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++am·per·sand /ˈæmpəsænd $ -ər-/ noun [countable] SLAthe sign ‘&’ that means ‘and’ &号〔表示and的符号〕 Mills & Boon 米尔斯和布恩〔出版公司名〕
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ampersand• It seems we've unwound an ampersand and pulled it like a cracker.Origin ampersand (1800-1900) and (&) per se and “(the character) & by itself (is the word) and”am·per·sand nounChineseSyllable
means sign ‘&’ that ‘and’ the Corpus
ampersand
am‧per‧sand /ˈæmpəsænd $ -ər-/
noun [countable]
Mills & Boon
■ other marks used in writing
▪angle brackets British English a pair of signs <> used for enclosing information
▪slash a line / that is used to separate words, numbers, or letters
▪backslash a line \ that is used to separate words, numbers, or letters
▪asterisk the sign * that is used especially to mark something interesting or important
▪at sign the sign \@ that is used especially in email addresses
▪ampersand the sign & that means ‘and’
am‧per‧sand /ˈæmpəsænd $ -ər-/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: and (&) per se and '(the character) & by itself (is the word) and'
the sign ‘&’ that means ‘and’:Origin: and (&) per se and '(the character) & by itself (is the word) and'
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