Added 10 October 2026
and
/ˈænd/ symbol
In Latin: et, ac, atque Wiktionary
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conjunction
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As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two elements to be taken together or in addition to each other. Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} Simply connecting two clauses or sentences. Introducing a clause or sentence which follows on in time or consequence from the first.
I'd been walking since sunrise, and I was hungry.
- Used simply to connect two noun phrases, adjectives or adverbs. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- Simply connecting two clauses or sentences.
noun
noun
Origin
Inherited from Middle English and, an, from Old English and, ond, end, from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andi, *anþi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti (“facing opposite, near, in front of, before”).
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