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  • conjunction and
  • conjunction Abbreviation of and.

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A stylized form of Latin et ("and"). Romans used such symbols (ligatures) from at least the first century CE, but the character may not have acquired its present form until the advent of calligraphy in the Middle Ages. Compare , of same meaning and similar derivation.

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  • found an early form of & in Sir Isaac Newton's math book which handles infinite series.

    http://books.google.ca/books?id=z-RJAAAAMAAJ

    page xiii

    circa 1745.

    I'll keep an eye out for earlier versions.

    April 21, 2013