how to pronounce ampersand

/ˈæm.pə.sænd/

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ampersand is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of ampersand in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… metal the ampersand itself …”

meanings of ampersand

noun:

The symbol "&".

verb:

To add an ampersand to.

ampersand frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ampersand occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ampersand can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ampersand can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

words with pronunciation similar to ampersand

amaranth