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  • noun Tironian sign representing et ("and");

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A stylized form of Latin et ("and"); part of Tironian notes, a system of shorthand credited to Cicero’s scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro, in first century BCE. Compare to &, of same meaning and similar derivation.

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  • The HTML code for the Tironian et is ⁊

    June 5, 2016

  • Well, that didn't work. Try this ampersand+#8266;

    June 5, 2016