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ampersand

ampersand

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A symbol written as & that stands for the word and
  • noun
  • /ˈæmpərˌsænd/
: ampersand
  • The authors included Smith & Jones in the paper to represent their collaboration.

Examples

  • As long as you don't try to get fancy with superscripts or ampersand HTML codes for T, it works fine.

    Blog text (25)
  • The ampersand (&) is used in parentheses, but not in the written text.

    Academic text (2002)
  • With two authors, use both authors with the ampersand: (Harker & Parker, 2002).

    Academic text (2002)
  • "Apostrophes and Ampersands..." six abysmally romantic short stories by Jonathan Albert Miller.

  • Apostrophes and Ampersands.

  • You can find an ampersand & in the logo, which stands for 'and'.

  • In writing, the ampersand & is often used in place of the word 'and' for brevity.

Surface Forms

ampersand singular
ampersands plural

Etymology

Ampersand comes from the Latin word et, which means 'and' and was written by joining the letters e and t into one mark (&). The name ampersand comes from the old phrase and per se and used when people learned the alphabet, so the ampersand has long stood for the word 'and'.