&
Abbreviation of and.
Conjunction
- Abbreviation of and.
- “Welcum to McCaufreys, Billy Dean” he says. “Make yorself at home & hav a pie.” - 2011, David Almond, The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean, Candlewick Press, published 2014, →ISBN, page 121:
- Abbreviation of Latinet.
Origin
Orthographic borrowing from Latin &
Derived
& alii & al. & cetera &c. & Co. & hoc genus omne & iam & i. & seq. & seqq. & uxor & ux.