First Known Use: 1835
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ampersand
noun am·per·sand \ˈam-pər-ˌsand\
: a character & that is used for the word and
Full Definition of AMPERSAND
: a character typically & standing for the word and
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Origin of AMPERSAND
alteration of and (&) per se and, literally, (the character) & by itself (is the word) and
Rhymes with AMPERSAND
baby grand, bear a hand, beforehand, behindhand, bellyband, belly-land, borderland, bottomland, cap in hand, concert grand, confirmand, contraband, countermand, Damavand, Dixieland, ductless gland, eldest hand, fairyland, fatherland, force one's hand, forestland, four-in-hand, garage band, gastric gland, Gelderland, graduand, hand in hand, hand-to-hand, hand to hand, helping hand, high command, hinterland, Holy Land, Krugerrand, lotusland, meadowland, minute hand, motherland, Nagaland, narrowband, no-man's-land, on demand, one-man band, one-night stand, operand, ordinand, out of hand, overhand, overland, parlor grand, pastureland, promised land, prostate gland, public land, radicand, reprimand, Rio Grande, rubber band, running hand, saraband, secondhand, Swaziland, tableland, taxi stand, timberland, Togoland, try one's hand, underhand, undermanned, understand, wonderland, Zululand
AMPERSAND Defined for Kids
ampersand
noun am·per·sand \ˈam-pər-ˌsand\
Definition of AMPERSAND for Kids
: a character & standing for the word and
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