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Meaning of "ampersand" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMPERSAND

Shortened from and per se and, that is, the symbol & by itself (represents) and.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMPERSAND

ampersand  [ˈæmpəˌsænd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMPERSAND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ampersand is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMPERSAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ampersand

An ampersand is a logogram "&" representing the conjunction word "and". This symbol is a ligature of the letters et, Latin for "and".

Definition of ampersand in the English dictionary

The definition of ampersand in the dictionary is the character, meaning and.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMPERSAND


analysand
əˈnælɪˌsænd
and
ænd
band
bænd
brand
brænd
Christiansand
ˈkrɪstʃənˌsænd
desand
diːˈsænd
expand
ɪkˈspænd
grand
ɡrænd
greensand
ˈɡriːnˌsænd
hand
hænd
Kristiansand
ˈkrɪstʃənˌsænd
land
lænd
Maryland
ˈmɛərɪˌlænd
overland
ˈəʊvəˌlænd
quicksand
ˈkwɪkˌsænd
sand
sænd
stand
stænd
Streisand
ˈstraɪsænd
Thailand
ˈtaɪˌlænd
understand
ˌʌndəˈstænd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMPERSAND

amp up
amp.
ampassy
ampelography
ampelopsis
amperage
ampere
ampere-hour
ampere-turn
amperometric
amperzand
amphetamine
amphiarthroses
amphiarthrosis
amphiaster
amphibian
amphibiotic
amphibious
amphibiously
amphibiousness

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMPERSAND

bury one´s head in the sand
command
demand
Deutschland
draw a line in the sand
England
Finland
foundry sand
holland
husband
Ireland
island
Nederland
New Zealand
oil sand
Poland
Switzerland
tar sand
thousand
weasand

Synonyms and antonyms of ampersand in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ampersand» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMPERSAND

Find out the translation of ampersand to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ampersand from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ampersand» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

符号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ampersand
570 millions of speakers

English

ampersand
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम्परसेंड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амперсанд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

E comercial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এম্পারসেন্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

esperluette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ampersand
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Et-Zeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アンパサンド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

앰퍼샌드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ampersand
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ký hiệu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உம்மைக்குறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अँपरसँड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

işareti ´-u0026´
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ampersand
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ampersand
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

амперсанд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ampersand
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ampersand
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ampersand
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

et-tecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ampersand
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ampersand

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPERSAND»

The term «ampersand» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.904 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «ampersand» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of ampersand
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «ampersand».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMPERSAND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ampersand» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ampersand» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ampersand

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMPERSAND»

Discover the use of ampersand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ampersand and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ampersand Papers
Two possible motivations present themselves to Appleby - the Ampersand gold, treasure from an Armada galleon; and the Ampersand papers, valuable family documents that have associations with Wordsworth and Shelley.
Michael Innes, 2001
2
Cats Are Weird: And More Observations
This collection of comic strips loosely follows the adventures of a pair of cats as they explore the world around them, indoors and out.
Jeffrey Brown, 2010
3
Ampersand, Mass
From the author of Without Wax (Casperian Books) and Questionstruck (Keyhole Press), these stories carefully examine the constant conflict between the reluctant and the willful.
William Walsh, 2011
4
Ampersand Limited
Incredible as it seems, Henry Smalley was unaware of his partners connection with Ampersand . He was aware, how— ever, that Smalley's volume of business was steadily increasing . In two short years, billing doubled and increased every  ...
Vince Genua
5
The Man Who Rode Ampersand
The man who rode Ampersand was in fact, an amateur jockey named Harry Cotton.
Ferdinand Mount, 2010
6
Ampersand
A manual for typographers published in 1917 acknowledged that there are many beautiful forms of the ampersand, yet it forbade their use in "ordinary book work.
Craig Conley, 2008
7
Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science: 12th ...
In this paper we have introduced Ampersand by means of an abstract syntax, semantics, and a type system, and motivated this from a practical use of specifying information systems. Ampersand allows requirements engineers to represent a ...
Harrie de Swart, 2011
8
Ampersand Review
Vol. 5 of the Greatest Literary Project of All Time. Welcome to Ampersand City!!
Ampersand Books, Caroline Picard, Emma Ramey, 2010
9
After the End of History: American Fiction in the 1990s
The ampersand is an ancient Roman symbol derived from the ligature or combination into one character of the e and t in the Latin et, meaning and. In modern English usage, it continues to serve as shorthand for and. Its English name is a ...
Samuel Cohen, 2009
10
Punctuation: Number Sign, Diacritic, Pilcrow, Ampersand, ...
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Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMPERSAND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ampersand is used in the context of the following news items.
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News / Sign that changes at accountancy firm are adding up …
Plans to revamp its website resulted in changing the accountancy firm's branding, which included ditching the old-fashioned ampersand for the ... «The Business Desk, Jul 15»
2
Northern businesses triumph at annual Big Chip Awards | Bdaily …
Best B2C E-business Project: • Ampersand with Harvey Nichols: A success story of online luxury. Best B2B E-business Project: • Climb Creative ... «Bdaily, Jul 15»
3
Cyprus' foreign policy ambitions - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail
Nicholas Karides is the director of Ampersand Public Affairs. This feature was first published in Carnegie Europe's Capitals Series ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
4
Big Chip Awards 2015: In Pictures - Manchester Evening News
Ampersand with Harvey Nichols: A success story of online luxury. Best B2B E-business Project: · Climb Creative with Where The Trade Buys. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
5
Any Questions #201
AT&T's replacement on the Dow Jones Industrial Average leaves four companies on the current list whose names contain an ampersand. «WAMC, Jul 15»
6
Ampersand Magazine, July
Ampersand Magazine, July. Posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 7:57 pm. Rules of Conduct. 1 Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or ... «Red and Black, Jul 15»
7
Gumptioneers help build a better Montgomery
Area business leaders were eager to participate during Thursday's meeting at Ampersand Coworking Space in downtown Montgomery. «Montgomery Advertiser, Jul 15»
8
What I'd Do Differently: We Interview, Um, Ourselves on Our 60th …
I should have swiped Road & Track's ampersand. At least one too many comparison tests went into Mexico. And maybe P.J. O'Rourke shouldn't have mentioned ... «Car and Driver, Jul 15»
9
Our Hometown: Savannah Stage Company Presents A Midsummer …
Savannah Stage Company's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream will hit the stage July 10 through the 25 at Ampersand on MLK. Tickets ... «WSAV-TV, Jul 15»
10
SAVANNAH, Ga. —
-Check out a rather less family-friendly celebration with United We Strip at Ampersand. The show stars members of Savannah Sweet Tease, ... «GPB, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ampersand [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ampersand>. Apr 2024 ».
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