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Meaning of ampersand | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæm.pə(ɹ).sænd

Definitions

The symbol "&".

Equivalents

Examples

“The ampersand character in many logics acts as an operator connecting two propositions.”
“The Letter commonly called Ipse and and ampuse and viz &. is a corruption of a per se and: spoken very quick; they used formerly it seems to put a single Greek α, for a contraction of and, & so this was a per se and.”
“At length, having tried all the hiſtorians from great A, to amperſand, he perceives there is no eſcaping from the puzzle, but by ſelecting his own facts, forming his own concluſions, and putting a little truſt in his own reaſon and judgment.”
“So you're brilliant, gorgeous, and / Ampersand after ampersand / You think I just don't understand”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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