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   ampersand

   /ˈampəsand/

   noun

   • 1. the sign & (standing for and, as in Smith & Co., or the Latin et, as in &c.).

   Word Origin late 18th century: alteration of and per se and ‘& by itself is and’, formerly chanted as an aid to learning the sign.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • S

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

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