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Wiktionary
andconjunction
As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other.
andconjunction
Expressing a condition.
ANDnoun
Alternative form of , the conjunction operator.
ANDverb
To combine (a value) with another value by means of this operator.
Etymology: From anda, probably from h₂énti.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Andconjunction.
Sure his honesty
Got him small gains, but shameless flattery
And filthy beverage, and unseemly thift,
And borrow base, and some good lady’s gift. Edmund Spenser, Hubb.What shall I do to be for ever known,
And make the age to come my own? Abraham Cowley.The Danes unconquer’d offspring march behind;
And Morini, the last of human kind. Dryd.It shall ever be my study to make discoveries of this nature in human life, and to settle the proper distinctions between the virtues and perfections of mankind, and those false colours and resemblances of them that shine alike in the eyes of the vulgar. Richard Steele, Tatler.
It is the nature of extreme self-lovers, as they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs. Francis Bacon.
I pray thee, Launce, an’ if thou seest my boy,
Bid him make haste. William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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and
The word "and" is a conjunction that is used to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences together to indicate a joint or additional relationship, to express agreement or continuation, or to combine ideas or elements.
And
"And" is a conjunction that is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses together in a sentence to indicate that both elements are being considered or included. It signifies a conjunction of two or more things in a coordinated manner.
Webster Dictionary
And
a particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence
And
in order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go
And
it is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive
And
if; though. See An, conj
Etymology: [AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, Ante-.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
And
and, conj. signifies addition, or repetition, and is used to connect words and sentences, to introduce a consequence, &c.—in M. E. (but not A.S.) it was used for if, and often also with added if, as in Luke xii. 45. An became common for and in this sense, as often in Shakespeare.—It sometimes expresses emphatically a difference in quality between things of the same class, as 'there are friends ... and friends.' [A.S., and in the other Teut. lang.; prob. allied to L. ante, Gr. anti, over against.]
Editors Contribution
and
A forming word to express a connection.
The word " and " is a connecting word.
Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
AND
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, And is ranked #136449 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The And surname appeared 123 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname And.
69.1% or 85 total occurrences were White.
14.6% or 18 total occurrences were Black.
7.3% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
4.8% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'and' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'and' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4
Anagrams for and »
ADN
dan
Dan
Dan.
DAN
DNA
nad
NAD
NDA
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of and in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of and in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of and in a Sentence
We have been bullied, our community has been bullied relentlessly to give up our power, this was motivated by the fact that we are growing in influence and political power.
I remember coming over the bike. I remember landing on my head and flipping on my side and my leg flipped up, hit me in the face and didn’t go back down on its own, i remember screaming, ‘My leg it’s broke! It’s broke!’.
Obviously, it's impossible for us to pay the ransom, not only do we not have the money, but you need to understand that if we go their way, they could very well do it again in two months, and also we have no guarantee that they will return the baby to us.
From the outset we have rejected this reactionary and bellicose policy and seek amicable relations with the rest of our neighbors to confront this regime, the Islamic revolutionary Guard Corps must be designated as a foreign terrorist group and evicted from the region. More sanctions need to be imposed on the regime. the Iranian people long for freedom and democracy, equality, and an advanced society. Moreover the Iranian people demand an overthrow of this regime, she said. Rajavi has called on international organizations to expel Iran because of its support of terrorism, restore sanctions on some officials and start war crimes prosecutions for those that she says are responsible for massacring civilians. Iran, however considers the N.C.R.I a terrorist organization, a claim the group rejects. The N.C.R.I says the regime has executed more than 120,000 of its followers who oppose the regime. Mrs. Rajavi alluded to America’s July 4th Independence Day, and the rights secured in the Declaration of Independence.
A lot of the trash I was embarrassed to show, because I didn't realize how many recyclables we had, it made me realize I needed to shop more at the farmers market, consume less things and buy less plastic.
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