&

A form of and — Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs.

OriginLatin & →
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Meanings

conjunction
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of and.

    “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, published 2014, →ISBN, page 121
  2. abbreviationdatedAbbreviation of Latinet.

Synonyms & antonyms

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and

Origin

  1. Latin&
  2. English&

Orthographic borrowing from Latin &

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Translations

Catalan &
  • &and
French &
  • &and
German u., &
  • u.and
  • &and
Greek ϗ
  • ϗand
Irish ⁊
  • ⁊and
Italian &
  • &and
Malay &
  • &and
Portuguese &
  • &and
Swedish &, o̱
  • &and
  • o̱and
Thai &
  • &and
Vietnamese &
  • &and
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APA

&. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%26

MLA

“&.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%26. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “&,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%26.

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