Definition of "ampersand" []

• The character or sign (&) representing the word and. (noun)

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• "The ampersand is typically used to save time and space."
• "I think I called the ampersand “the squiggly and-thing” or something very similar before I discovered its name."
• "[Transcriber's Note: The "|" s below are my best rendition in plain ASCII of a Saxon ampersand, which is a long vertical bar with a short horizontal bar at the top, pointing to the left.] + ORM · GAMAL · SVNA · BOHTE · SC [= S] [+ ORM · GAMAL · SUNA · BOHTE · SANCTUS]"