and


Definition: Meaning of, and in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ənd;(ə)n;and /

  • conjunction
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  1. used to connect words, clauses or sentences; used to indicate that the following thing is also included, or add an additional point
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  2. in order to; used instead of "to", especially after try, come, go
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  3. used to indicate causation or something that follows
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  • preposition
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  1. with the addition of; increased by
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and used in phrases

  • 1066 And All That
    1. (1930) a humorous book about British history written by R. I. Yeatman and W. C. Sellar. The writers claim that there are only two dates in British history which all British people remember: the arrival of Julius Caesar in Britain in 55BC, and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
  • AND circuit (noun)
    1. a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
  • AND gate (noun)
    1. a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
  • Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (noun)
    1. an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance
  • Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (noun)
    1. an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television
  • Adam's needle-and-thread (noun)
    1. yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages
  • Advanced Research and Development Activity (noun)
    1. an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology
  • Afars and Issas (noun)
    1. a country in northeastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; formerly under French control but became independent in 1997
  • Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (noun)
    1. an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
  • Alcock and Brown
    1. two British pilots, Sir John William Alcock (1892-1919) and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown (1886-1948), who, in 1919, were the first people to fly an aircraft across the Atlantic without stopping
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