¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ampersands
1. ampersand [n] - See also: ampersand
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ampersands
Literary usage of Ampersands
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. SAS 9.1 Macro Language: Reference by Institute SAS Institute, SAS Institute (2004)
"Regardless of how many ampersands are used in this type of reference, ... If a
pair of ampersands (&&) is encountered, the pair is resolved to a single ..."
2. Doing More with SAS/Assist 9.1 by SAS Institute, Institute SAS Institute (2004)
"However, if you use ampersands in your JCL that are not intended to be prompts,
make sure that the ... Otherwise, the ampersands are interpreted as prompts. ..."
3. SAS(R) Component Language 9.1:: Reference, Volumes 1 and 2 by SAS Institute (2004)
"To force the macro variable to be substituted, reference it with two ampersands (&&).
The following example demonstrates using a reference that contains two ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1892)
"Which of the three ampersands has the prior claim to the name I cannot tell.
Philosophically speaking, the mountain ought to be regarded as the father of ..."
5. The Attaché: Or Sam Slick in England by Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1856)
"... he'll teach some folks that they had better let some folks alone, or some
folks had better take care of some folk's ampersands, that's all. ..."
6. A History of the Adirondacks by Alfred Lee Donaldson (1921)
"He says : Which of the three ampersands has the prior claim to the name I cannot
tell. Philosophically speaking, the mountain ought to be regarded as the ..."
7. Teaching Adolescent Writers by Kelly Gallagher (2006)
"By this time I had learned to take everything Adam said with a grain of salt.
After all, he was the kind of student who would repeatedly use ampersands ..."
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