AMPERSAND


Meaning of AMPERSAND in English

/am"peuhr sand', am'peuhr sand"/ , n.

a character or symbol for and : Smith & Jones, Inc.

[ 1820-30; contr. of and per se and lit., (the symbol) & by itself (stands for) and; see PER SE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .