ampersands
USAM-pur-sandz/ˈæm.pɚ.sændz/UKAM-puh-sandz/ˈæm.pə(ɹ).sændz/
- 1Plural of ampersand.
The logo packed three ampersands into a single tight monogram.
Old typefaces often included several decorative ampersands for the printer to choose from.
Note
A regular plural for the name of a character: one ampersand, two ampersands, with nothing irregular about it. The same spelling also serves as a verb form, because ampersand is occasionally used as a transitive verb meaning to add the symbol to something, as in she ampersands every pair of names. Position tells them apart: after a number or determiner it is the noun.
ampersands is a form of ampersand
ampersand, noun: The symbol &, used in writing to stand for the word and. Full entry
- Forms
- ampersandampersands plural
- Spelling
- ampersand → ampersands: add -s
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