ampersand

[ am-per-sand, am-per-sand ]

/ ˈæm pərˌsænd, ˌæm pərˈsænd /

a character or symbol (& or

) for and: Smith & Jones, Inc.

Origin of ampersand

1820–30; contraction of and per se and literally, (the symbol) & by itself (stands for) and; see per se

And he devotes an entire chapter to the beauties of the ampersand.

Mad About Fonts |Malcolm Jones |October 4, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I set my instrument for Ampersand Pond, sighted the picture through the ground glass, and measured the focus.

Little Rivers |Henry van Dyke
In 1878, when I spent three weeks at Ampersand, the cabin was in ruins, and surrounded by an almost impenetrable growth of bushes.

Little Rivers |Henry van Dyke
Never before, so far as I knew, had a camera been set up on Ampersand.

Little Rivers |Henry van Dyke

We landed on a sand beach at the mouth of a little stream, where a blazed tree marked the beginning of the Ampersand trail.

Little Rivers |Henry van Dyke
And as I was resting for a month one summer at Bartlett's, Ampersand challenged me daily.

Little Rivers |Henry van Dyke

ampersand

/ (ˈæmpəˌsænd) /

the character (&), meaning and John Brown & Co

C19: shortened from and per se and, that is, the symbol & by itself (represents) and

ampersand

[ (am-puhr-sand) ]

A symbol (see also symbol) for and (), as in Dun Bradstreet.