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ampersand

noun

am·​per·​sand ˈam-pər-ˌsand How to pronounce ampersand (audio)
: a character typically & standing for the word and

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Despite appearances, the history of ampersand owes nothing to amp or sand. The familiar character & derives from a symbol that was used in place of the Latin word et, which also means "and." In the late Middle Ages, single letters used as words-words like I-were, when spelled, incorporated into a phrase that clarified that they were in fact individual words. For I the phrase was I per se, I, which in Latin means *I* by itself (is the word) *I*. In early lists of the alphabet, Z was followed by the symbol &, which was rendered & per se, and, meaning "& by itself (is the word) and." Over the years, that phrase (which when spoken aloud was pronounced "and per se and") was shortened by English speakers to ampersand.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For URLs that already have a question mark, add an ampersand like this: &t=00m00s. Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2022 The new orientation is designed to emphasize the ampersand. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 23 Jan. 2022 Granted, an ampersand would probably be worse, but what happened to the good-old days when marketing execs earned their salaries by coming up with new names, instead of adding symbols to old ones? Angela Watercutter, Wired, 18 Sep. 2020 What looks like an ampersand is actually supposed to be a 4. Dallas News, 30 July 2020 Draw an ampersand on your dog's tee to be the accent. NBC News, 24 Oct. 2019 Asos even has some of the rainbow ampersand tees from last year’s collection still in stock. Hilary George-parkin, Vox, 2 July 2019 Some people would say the Electoral College or anyone named Kyle or passwords of no more than 16 characters containing a number, an ampersand and at least one capital letter. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2018 Popular among scrollers was an ampersand-only rendering of the Old Man of the Mountain, the distinctive rock formation in northern New Hampshire. Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 12 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of and (&) per se and, literally, (the character) & by itself (is the word) and

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ampersand was in 1795

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