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Ampersand | |
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& | |
﹠, ∧, ۽, ⅋, &, et, 🙰, 🙱, 🙲, 🙳, 🙴, 🙵, Ɛ̸, | |
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Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | Logographic and Ideographic |
Language of origin | Latin language |
Phonetic usage | /et/ /æn(d)/ /æm.pə(ɹ).sænd/ |
Unicode value | U+0026 |
Alphabetical position | (27) |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | ~100 to present |
Descendants | • ⅋ |
Sisters | ϯ (ligature of ⲧ and ⲓ in a similar fashion to &) |
Transliteration equivalents | + ۽ ∧ |
Variations | ﹠, ∧, ۽, ⅋, &, et, 🙰, 🙱, 🙲, 🙳, 🙴, 🙵, Ɛ̸, |
Other | |
Other letters commonly used with | &C (etC) |
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Ampersand | |
The ampersand ("&") is a logogram.[1]
It represents the Latin conjunction et, meaning "and". The ampersand's symbol is not only a logogram, but also a ligature. It joins the old handwritten Latin letters e and t of the word et, so that the word is represented as a single glyph.[2]
With a c added on it means "et cetera", "and so on".
References[change | change source]
- ↑ diagram standing for a word.
- ↑ "The ampersand & more" with Kory Stamper, part of the "Ask the Editor" video series at Merriam-Webster.com